scistag.emojistag.emoji_db.get_emoji_sequence

get_emoji_sequence(identifier)[source]

Converts an emoji name such as "deer", (see EmojiDb.get_unicode_dict(), a markdown emoji identifier such as ":deer:" (see GitHub) or a single unicode character to a unicode sequence.

Does not alter the value if a unicode sequence was passed already.

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 🦌 a unicode sequence as list of strings.

Return type

list[str]

Returns

The unicode sequence, e.g. [“1f98c”] for a deer