Emoji Ecosystem

CLDR (CLDR)

The Common Locale Data Repository, a Unicode project providing locale-specific data including emoji names and search keywords in 100+ languages.

Emoji Kitchen

A Google feature that lets users combine two emoji into creative mashup stickers, available in Gboard and Google Search.

Emoji Proposal

A formal submission to the Unicode Consortium requesting the addition of a new emoji, evaluated on criteria like expected usage …

Emoji Subcommittee (ESC)

The Unicode working group responsible for reviewing emoji proposals, setting encoding guidelines, and recommending new emoji for approval.

Emoji Version

The release version in which an emoji was first introduced, following an annual release cadence since Emoji 4.0 (2016).

Emojipedia

The leading reference website for emoji meanings, designs, and platform comparisons, founded by Jeremy Burge in 2013.

ICU (ICU)

International Components for Unicode — a widely-used open-source library providing Unicode and internationalization support, including emoji processing.

OpenType

A font format developed by Microsoft and Adobe that supports color emoji rendering through multiple color table technologies.

Unicode Consortium

The non-profit organization that develops and maintains the Unicode Standard, including the process for adding new emoji.

Unicode Standard

The complete character encoding system maintained by the Unicode Consortium, defining characters, properties, algorithms, and encoding forms.

Unicode Technical Standard #51 (UTS#51)

The Unicode specification that defines how emoji work — including emoji properties, sequences, presentation, and ordering.

emoji-test.txt

The official Unicode file listing all emoji sequences with their qualification status, code points, and CLDR short names.