Emojis for Godot

This is Godot 4.x version if you what version for Godot 3.4+ check godot-3 branch.

Important! Upgrading from 2.0 to 2.1

As 2.1 version use font instead of texture atlas in doesn't need so many files. So to Upgrade in correct way you should:

1. out side of godot
2. remove 2.0 version form addons/ dir
3. put 2.1 version into addons/ dir
4. happy using new addon version

Now compatible with emojis Unicode 15.1

Version 2.1 (Godot 4.x):

• is compatible with emojis Unicode 15.1
• uses Google Noto Emojis Color font
• uses json data generated using python

This addon provides the following nodes to use emojis in Godot:

• EmojiIcon: A node that displays an Emoji.
• EmojiButton: A node that displays an Emoji as a button.

Version 2.x is rewritten to give you access to EmojisDB singleton for easier use of emojis anywhere in your project.

It's also adds EmojiFinder to the Godot's Project > Tools menu. So you can find the emojis easily.

Using it with RichTextLabel

This is the example code of using emojis in RichTextLabel:

@tool
extends RichTextLabel

@export_multiline
var text_with_emojis: String:
	set(value):
		if !is_node_ready():
			return

		text_with_emojis = value
		bbcode_enabled = true
		text = EmojisDB.parse_emojis(value)
	
	get: return text_with_emojis

func _ready() -> void:
	if !Engine.is_editor_hint():
		bbcode_enabled = true
		text = EmojisDB.parse_emojis(text_with_emojis)

This is the result of the above code:

Exporting

For emojis to work in exported projects, you need add *.json files to include files settings: