# \[ANN\] EmojiSymbols.jl v0.1.9

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-emojisymbols-jl-v0-1-9/129235
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**Created:** [May 22, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-emojisymbols-jl-v0-1-9/129235 "2025-05-22T00:57:09Z")
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#### Post date: [May 22, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-emojisymbols-jl-v0-1-9/129235/1 "2025-05-22T00:57:09Z")

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do you know that the most important merged commit in yesterday?  
I think that is  
REPL: Show input alias (e.g., \🐈) for Char display

> <https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/commit/4c0017684829a410b5d7a2df16ce6e819a77fb73>
>
> This PR enhances the REPL display for Char types.
> 
> It adds the LaTeX/emoji input… alias after the standard Unicode
> information, making it consistent with the help?\> mode behavior.
> 
> For example, \`'😼'\` will now display as:
> \`'😼': Unicode U+1F63C (category So: Symbol, other), input as
> \\:smirk\_cat:\`
> 
> \*\*(Self-contained paragraph explaining the choice):\*\*
> Considered modifying \`Base.show\` directly, but opted for adding a
> \`REPL.show\_repl\` method instead to avoid introducing a dependency from
> \`Base\` on the \`REPL\` module's symbol mapping (\`symbol\_latex\`). This
> approach keeps the REPL-specific display logic contained within the REPL
> module.
> 
> Closes #58158

- EmojiSymbols.jl v0.1.9 supports it for julia v1.11 or higher version.
- it also supports the LaTeX symbols for the REPL tab completions, might be added already by higher julia versions.

```julia
julia> using EmojiSymbols

julia> '🙏'
'🙏': Unicode U+1F64F (category So: Symbol, other), input as \:pray:<tab>

```