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A Bootstrap 5 compatible emoji picker component that adds a clickable emoji selector to inputs and can parse emoji shortcodes in text.

Requirements

• Bootstrap 5+
• Bootstrap Icons 1+
• jQuery 3+

Installation

composer require webcito/bs-emoji-picker

Basic Setup

Include required files:

<link href="vendor/twbs/bootstrap-icons/font/bootstrap-icons.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="vendor/twbs/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="vendor/components/jquery/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="vendor/twbs/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
<script src="dist/bs-emoji-picker.js"></script>

Usage

Add picker and target elements:

<div class="emoji-picker"></div>
<textarea id="myTextarea"></textarea>

Initialize the picker:

$('.emoji-picker').bsEmojiPicker({
    btnClass: 'btn btn-outline-secondary',
    btnText: '<i class="bi bi-emoji-smile"></i>',
    btnIconClass: 'bi bi-emoji-smile',
    btnShowToggle: false,
    targetInput: '#myTextarea',
    labels: {
        classics: "Classics",
        slackDiscordFaces: "Slack/Discord Faces",
        heartsAndLove: "Hearts & Love",
        handsAndGestures: "Hands & Gestures",
        symbolsAndObjects: "Symbols & Objects",
        animalsAndNature: "Animals & Nature",
        foodAndDrink: "Food & Drink",
        activitiesAndSports: "Activities & Sports",
        travelAndPlaces: "Travel & Places",
        weatherAndNatureExtras: "Weather & Nature (Extra)",
        plantsAndFlowers: "Plants & Flowers",
        techAndObjectsExtra: "Tech & Objects (Extra)",
        uiSymbolsExtra: "UI Symbols",
        communicationAndMedia: "Communication & Media",
        peopleAndEmotionsExtra: "People & Emotions (Extra)",
        flagsBasic: "Flags (Basic)"
    },
    onClickEmoji(emoji) {
        return emoji;
    }
});

Parse existing content:

$.bsEmojiPicker.emojify('#contentWithEmojis');

Methods

• bsEmojiPicker(options)

  • Initialize picker on element
  • Required option: targetInput

• $.bsEmojiPicker.emojify(selector)

  • Convert emoji shortcodes in content
  • Parameter: CSS selector string

Configuration Options

{
    targetInput: '#inputSelector', // Required
    labels: {
        classics: 'Custom Label'  // Optional category labels
    }
}

Examples

See demo/index.html for complete implementation examples.

Support

Issues and source: https://github.com/webcito/bs-emoji-picker