# nolanlawson/emoji-picker-element

A lightweight emoji picker for the modern web

Repository: https://github.com/nolanlawson/emoji-picker-element
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/emoji-picker-element
Homepage: https://nolanlawson.github.io/emoji-picker-element/
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: emoji-picker, custom-elements, web-components, indexeddb, emoji
Last push: 2026-06-08T23:55:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2309, "days_push": 86, "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 1753, forks 101 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:31.865242+00:00)

## What it is
A lightweight emoji picker distributed as a web component (custom element) for the modern web. It stores emoji data in IndexedDB for low memory usage, renders native emoji, supports custom emoji, and is accessible and framework-agnostic.

## Use cases
- add an emoji picker to a chat app
- let users insert emoji into a comment box
- framework-agnostic emoji selector via a script tag
- memory-efficient emoji picker using IndexedDB
- support custom emoji in a picker
- accessible emoji selection with keyboard support

## When to choose
- you need a small (~12.5kB) emoji picker without a framework dependency
- you want IndexedDB-based low-memory emoji data
- accessibility and dark mode matter out of the box
- you need custom emoji support and i18n

## When to avoid
- your environment lacks IndexedDB and you cannot polyfill it
- you need an image-based emoji set with a heavy framework UI
- you need a non-web-component solution for legacy browsers

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: ui-components, search-engine, internationalization
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: emoji-picker, web-components, custom-elements, indexeddb, accessible, lightweight, web-server

## Member repositories
- nolanlawson/emoji-picker-element (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:31.865242+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 2026-08-30T03:28:14.207568+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nolanlawson/emoji-picker-element (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:31.865242+00:00, sha 50a5d69342f0)
  - homepage: https://nolanlawson.github.io/emoji-picker-element/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:06:33.068646+00:00, sha 02ed68cacefb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.