emoji
A comprehensive collection of all emoji supported across GitHub's platform for use in issues, PRs, commits, and markdown.
What is emoji?
leereilly/emoji is a complete reference of all emoji characters supported by GitHub across its various text input fields, such as issues, pull requests, comments, commit messages, and markdown files. It provides the syntax and names needed to embed emoji inline, enhancing communication and documentation on the platform. The project serves as a centralized lookup resource to make GitHub's expressive features more accessible.
Developers and contributors working on GitHub who want to add expressive visual elements to their issues, pull requests, commit messages, or markdown files. It is also useful for technical writers and community managers documenting projects on GitHub.
Developers choose this project because it offers a straightforward, complete reference for GitHub-specific emoji, eliminating the need to search through scattered documentation. Its unique selling point is providing historical context on emoji's Japanese origins while focusing exclusively on the emoji set supported by GitHub.
Overview
:card_index: All of the emoji supported on GitHub pull requests, issues, comments, commit messages, markdown files, etc.
Use Cases
Best For
- Looking up the correct syntax for embedding emoji in GitHub commit messages or comments.
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