GEmojiSharp :octocat:

GitHub Emoji for C# and .NET:

• netstandard2.0
• ASP.NET Core
• Blazor
• dotnet tool
• PowerToys Run plugin
• PowerToys Command Palette extension
• MCP Server

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Content

• Introduction
• GEmojiSharp
• GEmojiSharp.AspNetCore
• GEmojiSharp.Blazor
• GEmojiSharp.DotnetTool
• GEmojiSharp.PowerToysRun
• GEmojiSharp.McpServer
• Samples
• Attribution

Introduction

Using emojis on GitHub is accomplish with emoji aliases enclosed by colons:

:+1: This PR looks great - it's ready to merge! :shipit:

:+1: This PR looks great - it's ready to merge! :shipit:

GEmojiSharp make this possible in C#. The library contains a static array of all valid emoji in GitHub Flavored Markdown. That is the intersection of the emoji.json database and the API with available emojis.

A visual referense of all GitHub Emoji:

• https://github.com/hlaueriksson/github-emoji

GEmojiSharp

GitHub Emoji for C# and .NET 📦

Static methods:

Emoji.Get(":tada:").Raw; // 🎉
Emoji.Get("🎉").Alias(); // :tada:
Emoji.Raw(":tada:"); // 🎉
Emoji.Alias("🎉"); // :tada:
Emoji.Emojify(":tada: initial commit"); // 🎉 initial commit
Emoji.Demojify("🎉 initial commit"); // :tada: initial commit
Emoji.Find("party popper").First().Raw; // 🎉
Emoji.Get("✌️").RawSkinToneVariants(); // ✌🏻, ✌🏼, ✌🏽, ✌🏾, ✌🏿

Extension methods:

":tada:".GetEmoji().Raw; // 🎉
"🎉".GetEmoji().Alias(); // :tada:
":tada:".RawEmoji(); // 🎉
"🎉".EmojiAlias(); // :tada:
":tada: initial commit".Emojify(); // 🎉 initial commit
"🎉 initial commit".Demojify(); // :tada: initial commit
"party popper".FindEmojis().First().Raw; // 🎉

Regular expression pattern to match all emojis:

var text = "Lorem 😂😂 ipsum";

var matches = Regex.Matches(text, Emoji.RegexPattern);
string.Join(string.Empty, matches.Select(x => x.Value)); // 😂😂

Regex.Replace(text, Emoji.RegexPattern, string.Empty); // Lorem  ipsum

GEmojiSharp.AspNetCore

GitHub Emoji for ASP.NET Core 📦

The package includes:

• TagHelpers
• HtmlHelpers

TagHelpers

Update the _ViewImports.cshtml file, to enable tag helpers in all Razor views:

@addTagHelper *, GEmojiSharp.AspNetCore

Use the <emoji> tag or emoji attribute to render emojis:

<span emoji=":tada:"></span>
<emoji>:tada: initial commit</emoji>

Standard emoji characters are rendered like this:

<g-emoji class="g-emoji" alias="tada" fallback-src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f389.png">🎉</g-emoji>

Custom GitHub emojis are rendered as images:

<img class="emoji" title=":octocat:" alt=":octocat:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/octocat.png" height="20" width="20" align="absmiddle">

Use CSS to properly position the custom GitHub emojis images:

.emoji {
    background-color: transparent;
    max-width: none;
    vertical-align: text-top;
}

Use the JavaScript from g-emoji-element to support old browsers.

Backports native emoji characters to browsers that don't support them by replacing the characters with fallback images.

Add a libman.json file:

{
  "version": "1.0",
  "defaultProvider": "cdnjs",
  "libraries": [
    {
      "provider": "unpkg",
      "library": "@github/g-emoji-element@1.2.0",
      "destination": "wwwroot/lib/g-emoji-element/"
    }
  ]
}

And add the script to the _Layout.cshtml file:

<script src="~/lib/g-emoji-element/dist/index.js"></script>

Do you want to use emoji anywhere, on any tag, in the body? Then you can use the BodyTagHelperComponent.

Use any tag to render emojis:

<h1>Hello, :earth_africa:</h1>

Registration via services container:

using GEmojiSharp.AspNetCore;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.TagHelpers;

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

builder.Services.AddRazorPages();
builder.Services.AddTransient<ITagHelperComponent, BodyTagHelperComponent>();

Registration via Razor file:

@page
@model GEmojiSharp.Sample.Web.Pages.ComponentModel
@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.TagHelpers
@using GEmojiSharp.AspNetCore
@inject ITagHelperComponentManager manager;
@{
    ViewData["Title"] = "Component";
    manager.Components.Add(new BodyTagHelperComponent());
}

Registration via Page Model or controller:

using GEmojiSharp.AspNetCore;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.TagHelpers;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages;

namespace GEmojiSharp.Sample.Web.Pages
{
    public class ComponentModel : PageModel
    {
        private readonly ITagHelperComponentManager _tagHelperComponentManager;

        public IndexModel(ITagHelperComponentManager tagHelperComponentManager)
        {
            _tagHelperComponentManager = tagHelperComponentManager;
        }

        public void OnGet()
        {
            _tagHelperComponentManager.Components.Add(new BodyTagHelperComponent());
        }
    }
}

HtmlHelpers

Update the _ViewImports.cshtml file, to enable HTML helpers in all Razor views:

@using GEmojiSharp.AspNetCore

Use the Emoji extension methods to render emojis:

@Html.Emoji(":tada: initial commit")
@Html.Emoji(x => x.Text)

GEmojiSharp.Blazor

GitHub Emoji for Blazor 📦

The package is a Razor class library (RCL) with a Razor component.

Update the _Imports.razor file, to enable the component in all Razor views:

@using GEmojiSharp.Blazor

[!NOTE] In a Blazor Web App (.NET 8 or later), the component requires an interactive render mode applied either globally to the app or to the component definition.

Set the global render mode in App.razor:

<Routes @rendermode="InteractiveServer" />

or per page/component:

@rendermode InteractiveServer

Use the <Emoji> component to render emojis:

<Emoji>:tada: initial commit</Emoji>

Standard emoji characters are rendered like this:

<g-emoji class="g-emoji" alias="tada" fallback-src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/1f389.png">🎉</g-emoji>

Custom GitHub emojis are rendered as images:

<img class="emoji" title=":octocat:" alt=":octocat:" src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/octocat.png" height="20" width="20" align="absmiddle">

GEmojiSharp.DotnetTool

GitHub Emoji dotnet tool 🧰

Installation

Install:

dotnet tool install -g GEmojiSharp.DotnetTool

Update:

dotnet tool update -g GEmojiSharp.DotnetTool

Uninstall:

dotnet tool uninstall -g GEmojiSharp.DotnetTool

Enable emoji in the terminal:

• Open Settings / Time & Language / Language / Administrative Language Settings / Change system locale...
• Check "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support" and click OK
• Reboot the PC for the change to take effect

• Set a process code page to UTF-8

Usage

emoji --help

Description:
  GitHub Emoji dotnet tool

Usage:
  emoji [command] [options]

Options:
  --version       Show version information
  -?, -h, --help  Show help and usage information

Commands:
  r, raw <args>       Get raw emojis
  a, alias <args>     Get emoji aliases
  e, emojify <args>   Replace aliases in text with raw emojis
  d, demojify <args>  Replace raw emojis in text with aliases
  export <args>       Export emoji data to <json|toml|xml|yaml>

Raw

emoji raw --help

Description:
  Get raw emojis

Usage:
  emoji raw [<args>...] [options]

Arguments:
  <args>  Find emojis via description, category, alias or tag

Options:
  -st, --skin-tones  Include skin tone variants
  -c, --copy         Copy to clipboard
  -?, -h, --help     Show help and usage information

emoji raw "grinning cat"
emoji raw grinning cat
emoji r grinning cat

😺
😸

emoji raw "grinning cat" --copy
emoji r grinning cat -c

😺😸

emoji raw "victory" --skin-tones
emoji r victory -st

✌️
✌🏻
✌🏼
✌🏽
✌🏾
✌🏿

Alias

emoji alias --help

Description:
  Get emoji aliases

Usage:
  emoji alias [<args>...] [options]

Arguments:
  <args>  Find emojis via description, category, alias or tag

Options:
  -c, --copy      Copy to clipboard
  -?, -h, --help  Show help and usage information

emoji alias "grinning cat"
emoji alias grinning cat
emoji a grinning cat

:smiley_cat:
:smile_cat:

emoji alias "grinning cat" --copy
emoji a grinning cat -c

:smiley_cat::smile_cat:

Emojify

emoji emojify --help

Description:
  Replace aliases in text with raw emojis

Usage:
  emoji emojify [<args>...] [options]

Arguments:
  <args>  A text with emoji aliases

Options:
  -c, --copy      Copy to clipboard
  -?, -h, --help  Show help and usage information

emoji emojify ":tada: initial commit"
emoji emojify :tada: initial commit
emoji e :tada: initial commit

🎉 initial commit

emoji emojify ":tada: initial commit" --copy
emoji e :tada: initial commit -c

Demojify

emoji demojify --help

Description:
  Replace raw emojis in text with aliases

Usage:
  emoji demojify [<args>...] [options]

Arguments:
  <args>  A text with raw emojis

Options:
  -c, --copy      Copy to clipboard
  -?, -h, --help  Show help and usage information

emoji demojify "🎉 initial commit"
emoji demojify 🎉 initial commit
emoji d 🎉 initial commit

:tada: initial commit

emoji demojify "🎉 initial commit" --copy
emoji d 🎉 initial commit -c

Export

emoji export --help

Description:
  Export emoji data to <json|toml|xml|yaml>

Usage:
  emoji export [<args>...] [options]

Arguments:
  <args>  Find emojis via description, category, alias or tag

Options:
  -f, --format <format>  Format the data as <json|toml|xml|yaml>
  -c, --copy             Copy to clipboard
  -?, -h, --help         Show help and usage information

Formats:

• json
• toml
• xml
• yaml

emoji export "grinning cat" --format json
emoji export grinning cat --format json
emoji export grinning cat -f json
emoji export grinning cat

[
  {
    "Raw": "😺",
    "Description": "grinning cat",
    "Category": "Smileys & Emotion",
    "Aliases": [
      "smiley_cat"
    ],
    "Tags": null,
    "UnicodeVersion": "6.0",
    "IosVersion": "6.0",
    "Filename": "1f63a",
    "IsCustom": false
  },
  {
    "Raw": "😸",
    "Description": "grinning cat with smiling eyes",
    "Category": "Smileys & Emotion",
    "Aliases": [
      "smile_cat"
    ],
    "Tags": null,
    "UnicodeVersion": "6.0",
    "IosVersion": "6.0",
    "Filename": "1f638",
    "IsCustom": false
  }
]

emoji export "grinning cat" --format json --copy
emoji export "grinning cat" -c

GEmojiSharp.PowerToysRun

GitHub Emoji PowerToys Run plugin 🗂️🔎🔌

Installation

The plugin is developed and tested with PowerToys v0.83.0.

Install:

0. Install PowerToys
1. Exit PowerToys
2. Download the .zip file from the latest release and extract it to:
   • %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\PowerToys\PowerToys Run\Plugins
3. Start PowerToys

Usage

1. Open PowerToys Run with alt + space
2. Type emoji
   • A list of all emojis will be displayed
3. Continue to type to find emojis via description, category, alias or tag
4. Use ⬆️ and ⬇️ keys to select an emoji
5. Press Enter to copy the selected raw emoji to clipboard
6. Press ctrl + c to copy the selected emoji aliases to clipboard
7. Press ctrl + Enter to copy the selected raw emoji skin tone variants to clipboard
   • For emoji that supports skin tone modifiers

Emojify:

• You can paste a text containing emoji aliases to replace them with raw emojis

Demojify:

• You can paste a text containing raw emojis to replace them with aliases

Configuration

Change action keyword:

1. Open PowerToys
2. Select PowerToys Run
3. Scroll down to Plugins
4. Expand GEmojiSharp
5. Change Direct activation command

GEmojiSharp.McpServer

GitHub Emoji MCP Server 🤖

all

Returns all emojis.

get

Gets the emoji associated with the alias or raw Unicode string.

find

Returns emojis that match the Description, Category, Aliases or Tags.

emojify

Replaces emoji aliases with raw Unicode strings.

demojify

Replaces raw Unicode strings with emoji aliases.

Samples

The samples folder contains...

• GEmojiSharp.Sample.BlazorWeb, a Blazor Web App (InteractiveServer render mode)
• GEmojiSharp.Sample.BlazorWebAssembly, a Blazor WebAssembly App
• GEmojiSharp.Sample.Web, a ASP.NET Core Web App (Razor Pages)

The Blazor WebAssembly app is showcased here:

• https://hlaueriksson.github.io/GEmojiSharp/

Attribution

Repositories consulted when building this:

• https://github.com/github/gemoji
• https://github.com/github/g-emoji-element
• https://github.com/dotnet/command-line-api
• https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys