# iamcal/js-emoji

A JS Emoji conversion library

Repository: https://github.com/iamcal/js-emoji
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/js-emoji
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-06T18:17:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4979, "days_push": 27, "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 1438, forks 225 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:43.991608+00:00)

## What it is
A JavaScript library that converts emoji from Unicode code points or colon-sequences (like :smile:) into platform-appropriate output such as native characters, CSS-styled spans, images, or text. It works in both the browser and Node.js.

## Use cases
- display emoji consistently across older browsers and devices
- convert :smile: colon sequences to unicode emoji
- render emoji as images or CSS spans in the browser
- normalize emoji between legacy Softbank/Google and unified encodings
- strip or convert emoji to text in Node.js

## When to choose
- you need emoji rendering that works on older devices or in browsers
- you need to convert between emoji encodings (colons, unicode, legacy formats)
- you want a lightweight, dependency-free emoji conversion library

## When to avoid
- you need an emoji picker or input UI
- you need emoji data/search/metadata rather than conversion
- your target platforms all support native emoji rendering

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: serialization, ui-components
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: emoji, emoji-conversion, unicode, text-processing, natural-language-processing, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- iamcal/js-emoji (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.991608+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 2026-08-30T04:36:40.176914+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/iamcal/js-emoji (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.991608+00:00, sha 5f6afa896038)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.