Discord Emojis

A Python tool that automatically fetches and extracts the latest emoji data from Discord.

Overview

This project automatically downloads the latest Discord build from the Discord-Datamining repository, extracts emoji data, and saves it in a structured JSON format. It runs as a GitHub Actions workflow twice a week and opens a pull-request to keep the emoji data up-to-date, without manual intervention.

Disclaimer

We are not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Discord Inc., or any of its subsidiaries or its affiliates. Some code found within this repository may be owned by Discord Inc.

The contents of this repository exist purely for educational purposes and its contributors do not condone sharing the content found here on any social media platform as your own.

The contents of this repository are subject to change at the discretion of Discord Inc. or be completely removed. Any new products or features discovered are subject to change and not guaranteed to release.

This repository is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement.

How It Works

• GitHub Actions workflow runs automatically twice per week
• Downloads the latest Discord build
• Extracts emoji information
• Saves data in a standardized JSON format
• Tracks changes using hash comparison to avoid unnecessary updates
• Detects and reports unhandled UTF-16 surrogate pairs

Technical Details

The project uses:

• Python 3.13+
• Dependencies:
  • json5
  • requests

Output

The emoji data is saved in build/emojis.json in the following format:

{
    "emojis": [
        {
            "names": [
                "grinning",
                "grinning_face"
            ],
            "surrogates": "😀",
            "unicodeVersion": 6.1,
            "spriteIndex": 0
        },
        // More emoji entries...
    ],
    "emojisByCategory": {
        "people": [
            0,
            509
        ],
        // More categories...
    },
    "nameToEmoji": {
        "100": 1410,
        "1234": 1488,
        "grinning": 0,
        // More name mappings...
    },
    "surrogateToEmoji": {
        "😀": 0,
        "😃": 1,
        "😄": 2,
        // More surrogate mappings...
    },
    "numDiversitySprites": 310,
    "numNonDiversitySprites": 1614
}

Format Explanation

• emojis: Array of emoji objects containing:

  • names: Array of names/aliases for the emoji
  • surrogates: Unicode representation of the emoji
  • unicodeVersion: Version where the emoji was introduced
  • spriteIndex: Index in Discord's sprite sheet

• emojisByCategory: Object mapping category names to arrays of starting and ending indices in the emoji array

• nameToEmoji: Mapping of emoji names to their index in the emoji array (used for quick lookups)

• surrogateToEmoji: Mapping of emoji unicode characters to their index in the emoji array (used for quick lookups)

• numDiversitySprites: Number of skin tone modifier sprites available (e.g., different skin tones for hand gestures)

• numNonDiversitySprites: Number of standard emoji sprites that don't have skin tone modifiers

Easy Access

The easiest way to access the emojis data is via the direct raw GitHub URL:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Paillat-dev/discord-emojis/refs/heads/master/build/emojis.json

Development

For local development or testing:

# Install dependencies using uv
uv sync --dev

# Run the update script manually
uv run src

Note: Local execution should only be done during development. In production, the script runs automatically through GitHub Actions.

The script will:

1. Download the latest Discord build
2. Extract emoji information
3. Save the data to build/emojis.json
4. Generate a hash file to track changes

If no changes are detected compared to the previous run, the script will exit with status code 3.