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gemoji by GitHub, Inc.

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Ruby library with character information about native emojis, including name, alias and Unicode mappings.

Emoji Open source

Is gemoji free for commercial use? Yes →

Price
Free
Free and open source under the MIT license
Commercial use
Yes
MIT
Credit the author
Not needed
No credit needed
Agent access
Download only

gemoji popularity

Gid Score
24 /100
same scale as developer tools
GitHub stars
4,533
802 forks · github/gemoji
Downloads
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PyPI, last 7 days, None
gemoji: GitHub starsgithub/gemoji 4,533

Downloads from the package registry, stars and forks from GitHub, checked Oct 22, 2026. How the Gid Score is calculated.

Rules for your agent

- gemoji (Emoji). Ruby library with character information about native emojis, including name, alias and Unicode mappings. Price: free; commercial use OK; no credit needed.
  Connect: download from https://github.com/github/gemoji (no API).
  Get files: Add gem 'gemoji' to your Gemfile; copy the images referenced by image_filename into your own assets directory (e.g. emoji/unicode/266b.png) (png).
  Not allowed: Keep the copyright and permission notice in all copies or substantial portions
  Not allowed: The MIT license covers the gem; the emoji images may carry their own rights, which the README does not describe
  Rule: Keep the MIT license file and copyright notice with the code you ship.
  Rule: Install via the gem 'gemoji' in your Gemfile.
  Rule: Put the image files that image_filename references into your own assets directory.
  License: https://github.com/github/gemoji/blob/HEAD/LICENSE (checked 2026-10-12; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/github-gemoji/)

Paste it into your prompt or AGENTS.md. It is built from the license and API terms below.

License

LicenseMIT
Commercial useCommercial use OK
“to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software” github.com/github/gemoji/blob/HEAD/LICENSE
CreditNo credit needed
“The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.” github.com/github/gemoji/blob/HEAD/LICENSE
Inside your app or gameCan ship inside your app
“Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files” github.com/github/gemoji/blob/HEAD/LICENSE
AI trainingNot stated
Bots and bulk downloadsNot stated
Rules
  • Keep the MIT license file and copyright notice with the code you ship.
  • Install via the gem 'gemoji' in your Gemfile.
  • Put the image files that image_filename references into your own assets directory.

Connect it to an agent

How an agent gets filesAdd gem 'gemoji' to your Gemfile; copy the images referenced by image_filename into your own assets directory (e.g. emoji/unicode/266b.png). · no sign-in
File formatspng
Not allowed
  • Keep the copyright and permission notice in all copies or substantial portions
  • The MIT license covers the gem; the emoji images may carry their own rights, which the README does not describe
MCP serverNone found
APINo public API: download by hand
GitHubgithub/gemoji

Pricing

FreeFree and open source under the MIT license
Paid from—
Usage price—
Good to knowAdded automatically: 4,535 GitHub stars. License read from the official pages.

Sources

Read on Oct 12, 2026: github.com/github/gemoji/blob/HEAD/LICENSE, github.com/github/gemoji.

Not legal advice. Check the license page before you ship.

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