CLDR

CLDR

Emoji Ecosystem

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

CLDR is one of the Unicode Consortium's most important projects. It provides standardized locale data used by operating systems, browsers, and applications worldwide — including emoji short names and keywords.

When you search for emoji by name on your phone, CLDR data powers that search. It provides the "official" name and alternate keywords for each emoji in each supported language.

For example, CLDR defines that 😀 is "grinning face" in English, "기쁜 얼굴" in Korean, and "cara sonriente" in Spanish. EmojiFYI uses CLDR annotations for its multilingual emoji names and search.

Related Terms

Emoji Accessibility Emoji Accessibility
Making emoji usable for people with disabilities, including screen reader descriptions, accessible designs, and representation emoji. Emoji Annotation Emoji Annotation
Short keywords and descriptions associated with each emoji for search, text-to-speech, and accessibility purposes. ICU (ICU) ICU (ICU)
International Components for Unicode — a widely-used open-source library providing Unicode and internationalization support, including emoji processing. Unicode Consortium Unicode Consortium
The non-profit organization that develops and maintains the Unicode Standard, including the process for adding new emoji. emoji-test.txt emoji-test.txt
The official Unicode file listing all emoji sequences with their qualification status, code points, and CLDR short names.

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