# iamcal/emoji-data

Easy to parse data and spritesheets for emoji

Repository: https://github.com/iamcal/emoji-data
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/emoji-data
Language: HTML
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-05-01T21:28:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 68/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 80, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4859, "days_push": 124, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2798, forks 333 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:22.477579+00:00)

## What it is
A dataset of easy-to-parse emoji metadata (emoji.) plus spritesheet-style images for use on the web, supporting Emoji version 16.0. Distributed via npm packages (emoji-datasource and vendor variants) and a CDN, with per-vendor images from Apple, Google, Twitter, and Facebook.

## Use cases
- build an emoji picker for a web app
- map emoji to short names and categories
- render emoji consistently across platforms with spritesheets
- look up emoji by unicode codepoint or legacy carrier codes
- add emoji search with keywords and short names
- support skin tone variations in an emoji selector

## When to choose
- you need structured emoji metadata with vendor image support
- you want a self-hosted emoji picker data source
- you need spritesheets to avoid per-emoji HTTP requests

## When to avoid
- you only need native OS emoji rendering with no images
- you need a full emoji picker UI component rather than data
- your project cannot accommodate large image assets

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: data-generation, image-processing, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, web-development
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: emoji, spritesheets, emoji-data, unicode, npm-package, localization, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- iamcal/emoji-data (main) score 68

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:22.477579+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 2026-08-30T08:14:37.926649+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/iamcal/emoji-data (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:22.477579+00:00, sha aabed92a5f00)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.