scistag.emojistag.emoji_db.get_emoji_character¶

get_emoji_character(identifier)[source]¶

Returns the emoji unicode character for an emoji name.

Parameters: identifier (Union[str, list[str]]) – The emoji identifier, either it’s name such as “deer”, it’s markdown name such as “:deer:” or a single unicode character like 🦌 or a unicode sequence as list of strings.
Return type: str
Returns: If the Emoji could be found a single unicode emoji character such as 🦌, otherwise an empty string.