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nizaroni/emoji-strip

Strip emoji from a string in Node.js and browsers.

emoji-strip

Use emoji-regex
to Strip emoji from a string in Node.js and browsers.

Examples

var emoji

emoji = 'thumbs-up👍 for staying strong💪 without emoji please🙏'
console.log(emojiStrip(emoji))
// => "thumbs-up for staying strong without emoji please"

emoji = 'dealing with emoji😡 makes me feel like poop💩'
console.log(emojiStrip(emoji))
// => "dealing with emoji makes me feel like poop"

API

emojiStrip(string)

Returns a copy of string with any emoji characters removed.

Supported emoji

The emojiStrip function uses
the emoji-regex package
behind the scenes.
It can remove any of the emoji supported by that package.

Currently, it supports all emoji up to
Unicode Version 10
except for emoji sequences.

Install

For Node.js

Install with npm:

npm install --save emoji-strip

Require it in your program:

var emojiStrip = require('emoji-strip')

For browsers

Download one of the versions of emoji-strip.js:

Link it in your HTML:

<script src="emoji-strip.min.js"></script>

License

ISC

Languages

JavaScript67.4%HTML32.6%

Contributors

ISC License
Created July 15, 2014
Updated January 26, 2026
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