Is gemoji free for commercial use?

Do you need to credit gemoji?

No credit needed. You can use it without naming the source.

“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

Can you ship gemoji content inside an app or game?

Can 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

Rules to follow

• 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.

- 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/)

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