I have a silly pet project, can I get some input?
Last night I had a stupid idea, and wanted to check if it is technically possible. Well, it is! In a nutshell: Emoji support for your website's URLs. yourwebsite.com/contact - booring yourwebsite.com/:phoneemoji: - cool! So I wrote a nodejs middleware that offers emoji support for your API, with 2 lines of code. (well if you count the installation 3 lines) Here's the project: https://www.npmjs.com/package/slashemoji I currently have support for the /contact and /about routes. Can you give me some ideas of what other URLs to cover, and what emojis to…
I have a silly pet project, can I get some input? launched on September 4, 2019 with 11 votes, #895 of 3,296 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
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This Node.js middleware enables websites to use emoji characters in URL routes instead of traditional text paths, turning yourwebsite.com/contact into yourwebsite.com/☎️. Designed for developers looking to experiment with unconventional URL structures, it requires minimal setup—just two lines of code to install and implement. Currently supporting contact and about routes, the project invites community suggestions for expanding emoji-mapped endpoints.
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Last night I had a stupid idea, and wanted to check if it is technically possible. Well, it is! In a nutshell: Emoji support for your website's URLs. yourwebsite.com/contact - booring yourwebsite.com/:phoneemoji: - cool! So I wrote a nodejs middleware that offers emoji support for your API, with 2 lines of…
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