Temporal Drift of Emoji Usage in Open-Source Project READMEs
Emoji usage in open-source project READMEs over time
- Observations
- 4
- Tracking since
- Last updated
Average number of emojis per README
The average number of emojis in each README file
- 2026-11-10T20:02:30Z
- 2026-11-10T20:15:04Z
- 2026-11-10T20:02:30Z0 count
- 2026-11-10T20:15:04Z0 count
| When | Series | Average number of emojis per README |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10T20:15:04Z | 0 count | |
| 2026-11-10T20:02:30Z | 0 count |
Most frequent emoji category
The most frequent emoji category in each README file
About this data
This page tracks the average number of emojis per README and the most frequent emoji categories. The data is collected from a large corpus of open-source projects, providing insights into how developers use emojis to convey tone, status, and key information in project descriptions. By analyzing the temporal drift of emoji usage, we can gain a better understanding of the evolving communication styles within the open-source community.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read from these pages.
Why this isn't published anywhere else
No existing website, dashboard, or public dataset specifically tracks the temporal drift of emoji usage within open-source project READMEs, despite some related research on emoji usage in broader contexts.
Uniqueness score 1.00 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.