# dysfunc/ascii-emoji

Essential Emoji

Repository: https://github.com/dysfunc/ascii-emoji
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ascii-emoji
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-07-19T14:58:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4654, "days_push": 1141, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2250, forks 195 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:30.932208+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of Unicode kaomoji (text emoticons) like the shrug ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and table flip, each with a short descriptive name. It is a simple reference list (kept under an 'ascii-emoji' name for SEO) rather than a software tool.

## Use cases
- find the shrug emoticon to paste in Slack
- copy a table flip kaomoji for a code review comment
- look up a cute bear emoticon for a chat message
- browse a list of text faces for commit messages
- find an angry or crying kaomoji for social media

## When to choose
- you want a quick copy-paste reference of kaomoji/emoticons
- you need a lightweight list to embed in scripts or dotfiles
- you want descriptive names to search text faces by mood

## When to avoid
- you need actual ASCII-only emoticons
- you need a library or API to programmatically generate emoticons
- you need image-based emoji or sticker assets

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, entertainment
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: kaomoji, emoticons, unicode, emoji-list, copy-paste, curated-list, shell

## Member repositories
- dysfunc/ascii-emoji (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:30.932208+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:43:51.810624+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dysfunc/ascii-emoji (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:30.932208+00:00, sha 1ad4e6c5e6ce)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.