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Emoji Keywords
Keyword (:heart:) to code (U+2764) mapping data.
Currently only for Twemoji.js
Available as YAML, and JSON format.
How I get the keyword
Please see this wiki.
Guide to human to use Emoji keywords
ZWJ Zero Width Joiner
Since Unicode 6.0, there is a thing called Emoji ZWJ Sequences.
ZWJ stands for ZERO WIDTH JOINER (U+200D).
You can use ZWJ to compose emojis from single emojis!
For example, a couple with heart emoji:
<img width="43" alt="U+1F468 U+200D U+2764 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F468" src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1000669/15807407/4d9bee3e-2b90-11e6-846c-557d138f7501.png">Can be composed by man (U+1F468), heart (U+2764), man (U+1F468):
<img width="116" alt="screenshot 2016-06-06 02 42 02" src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1000669/15807406/4d75ad0a-2b90-11e6-8be7-9fb1754fb632.png">Slack use the - to represent ZWJ:
:man-heart-man:
I followed Slack's convention in Emoji Keywords.
See full Emoji ZWJ Sequences Catalog.
Emoji with Color
Unicode 8.0 adds diversity support to Emojis!
What does this mean is some emojis have a base color plus 5 modifiers.
For example, boy emoji, The base is :boy:. You can add skin tone modifiers (U+1F3FB ~ U+1F3FF):
Slack uses :skin-tone-{2..6}: to represent the modifiers:
:boy:
:boy::skin-tone-2:
:boy::skin-tone-3:
:boy::skin-tone-4:
:boy::skin-tone-5:
:boy::skin-tone-6:
which renders:
<img width="37" alt="screenshot 2016-06-06 03 41 34" src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1000669/15807765/9722e352-2b98-11e6-9ef5-07d80b044e39.png">Differences from Emoji Keywords and Slack keywords
Regional Indicator Symbol letters (1F1E6..1F1FF)
Emoji Keywords use :a: to :z: for regional indicator symbol letters for consistency.
Slack uses :a:, :b:, :m:, :o:, :o2, :v:, :x: differently:
| Slack | Emoji Keywords | Unicode Name | UNICODE |
|---|---|---|---|
:a: | :a_negative: | NEGATIVE SQUARED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A | U+1F170 |
:b: | :b_negative: | NEGATIVE SQUARED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B | U+1F171 |
:m: | :m_circled: | CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M | U+24C2 |
:o: | :large_circle: | HEAVY LARGE CIRCLE | U+2B55 |
:o2: | :o_negative: | NEGATIVE SQUARED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O | U+1F17E |
:v: | :victory_hand: | VICTORY HAND | U+270C |
:x: | :cross_mark: | CROSS MARK | U+274C |
Slack does not have :a:..:z: excpet above table mentioned.
Some keywords differ from Slack
Because they're impossible to remember as keyword.
| Slack | Emoji Keywords | Unicode |
|---|---|---|
:u5272: | :divide: | U+1F239 |
:u5408: | :together: | U+1F234 |
:u55b6: | :operating: | U+1F23A |
:u6307: | :finger: | U+1F22F |
:u6708: | :moon: | U+1F237 |
:u6709: | :exist: | U+1F236 |
:u6e80: | :fullness: | U+1F235 |
:u7121: | :negation: | U+1F21A |
:u7533: | :apply: | U+1F238 |
:u7981: | :prohibit: | U+1F232 |
:u7a7a: | :empty: | U+1F233 |
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