emojinga

A simple and lightweight JavaScript library to fetch and load emojis.

Features

• Fast and lightweight.
• Includes a curated list of popular emojis.
• Find emojis by name or keyword.
• Get random emojis.
• Works in Node.js (ES Modules).

Installation

npm install emojinga

Usage

import { 
  getAllEmojis, 
  getEmoji, 
  searchEmoji, 
  getRandomEmoji 
} from 'emojinga';

// Get a specific emoji by name
console.log(getEmoji('grinning face')); 
// Output: 😀

// Search for emojis using keywords
const loveEmojis = searchEmoji('love');
console.log(loveEmojis); 
// Output: [ { emoji: '😍', name: 'smiling face with heart-eyes', category: 'Smileys & Emotion', keywords: [...] }, ... ]

// Get a random emoji
console.log(getRandomEmoji());
// Output: 🚀 (or any other random emoji)

// Get all available emojis
const all = getAllEmojis();
console.log(`There are ${all.length} emojis available.`);

API

getEmoji(name)

Returns the emoji character (string) for the exact name provided. Case-insensitive. Returns null if not found.

searchEmoji(keyword)

Returns an array of emoji objects that match the keyword in either their name or keywords list.

getRandomEmoji()

Returns a single random emoji character.

getAllEmojis()

Returns an array of all emoji objects available in the library.

License

MIT

changelog

[1.0.0-beta.1] - 2026-04-22

• typescript support
• build command

how to use with typescript

import {
  getAllEmojis,
  getEmoji,
  searchEmoji,
  getRandomEmoji,
} from "emojinga";

// Get a specific emoji by name
console.log(getEmoji("grinning face")); 
// Output: 😀

[1.0.2] - 2026-04-23

• change require to import

[1.0.3] - 2026-04-23

• add export emojis.js

[1.2.1] - 2026-04-27

• add category