em is a command-line utility for finding emoji by name and copying them to the clipboard. You can provide one or more emoji names to build a sequence, search the bundled collection using keywords, or select an emoji at random.
Searches can match categories, colours and other descriptive terms. em also supports custom emoji definitions stored in a JSON file and can print results without copying them, making it suitable for shell scripts.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Find emoji characters by entering their names.
- Combine multiple named emoji into a single sequence.
- Search emoji using keywords, categories and attributes.
- Copy matched emoji automatically to the clipboard.
- Print emoji without clipboard interaction for use in scripts.
- Select a random emoji from the collection or search results.
- Extend the bundled collection with custom emoji definitions.
- Supports X11 and Wayland clipboard tools on Linux.
Website: github.com/hugovk/em-keyboard
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Developer: Hugo van Kemenade
License: ISC License
em is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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