emoji
Emoji for Python
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. The package is stable, dependency-free, has no known vulnerabilities, and solves a clear problem. The aging maintenance status (327 days since last release) is a minor signal but not a blocker—the library is mature and the underlying Unicode emoji data is unlikely to require frequent updates unless you need the very latest emoji additions.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low friction; pure Python wheel with no runtime dependencies.
- Last release 327 days ago with status marked as aging, though the repository remains active and marked Production/Stable.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — BSD License (permissive); no restrictions on commercial or private use.
last release 2025-09-21 (327 days) · last repo commit 2025-09-21 · 2,035 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 23,367,012 downloads/mo, #946 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install emoji
import emoji
print(emoji.emojize('Python is :thumbs_up:'))
print(emoji.demojize('Python is 👍'))
print(emoji.is_emoji('👍'))- Whether the aging maintenance status (327 days since last release) affects Unicode emoji data freshness relative to new official emoji releases.
- Current download volume and whether top-1000 ranking reflects active adoption or legacy usage.
What it is and what it does
emoji is a Python library that maps between emoji characters and their Unicode-defined code names, plus a set of common aliases. It supports the full official Unicode emoji list and optional alias names, with multilingual code name support for Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Farsi, Indonesian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, and Turkish.
The package provides three main operations: `emojize()` converts code names like `:red_heart:` into emoji characters, `demojize()` does the reverse, and `is_emoji()` checks whether a string is an emoji. It has no runtime dependencies and works on Python 3.8 through 3.14, making it straightforward to add emoji handling to text processing, chat applications, or content generation pipelines.
Use it for
- Convert user-friendly emoji names in chat or message input into actual emoji characters for display.
- Parse emoji from user-generated content and convert them back to code names for storage or logging.
- Build multilingual emoji lookup tools by mapping emoji to localized names in supported languages.
- Detect whether a string contains emoji characters for content filtering or analysis.
- Generate emoji-annotated text for social media posts or notification systems.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
The package is stable, dependency-free, has no known vulnerabilities, and solves a clear problem. The aging maintenance status (327 days since last release) is a minor signal but not a blocker—the library is mature and the underlying Unicode emoji data is unlikely to require frequent updates unless you need the very latest emoji additions.
Install
emoji on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction; pure Python wheel with no runtime dependencies. Last release 327 days ago with status marked as aging, though the repository remains active and marked Production/Stable.
License in practice
BSD License (permissive); no restrictions on commercial or private use.
Quickstart
pip install emoji
import emoji
print(emoji.emojize('Python is :thumbs_up:'))
print(emoji.demojize('Python is 👍'))
print(emoji.is_emoji('👍'))Verify before relying
- Whether the aging maintenance status (327 days since last release) affects Unicode emoji data freshness relative to new official emoji releases.
- Current download volume and whether top-1000 ranking reflects active adoption or legacy usage.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.8 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Aging 327 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 23,367,012 / month, #946 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Information TechnologyLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPyTopic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic ContentTopic :: Multimedia :: Graphics :: PresentationTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTyping :: Typed |
Evidence: emoji-2.15.0-py3-none-any.whl
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