Provide sprite version of the emoji images

[benjamin-hodgson]

We all ❤️ sprites. Sprites are fast. 🌠
I don't want to have to generate my own sprite for emojis when I build my JS app. I don't want to have to host my own sprite on my possibly-non-CDNed site.
Would it be out of scope of the project to provide a sprite (and accompanying stylesheet) for the emoji icons?

[WebReflection]

we tested and sprite was everything but fast. Much heavier to download, doubled in problems/maintenance requiring CSS too. Sprites also didn't work as image src.

[paulshapiro]

How about a JSON or similar file mapping emoji to the image graphic data URI?

[WebReflection]

I think this comment is quite irrelevant for this old, and closed, request.

I will try to answer regardless.

How about a JSON or similar file mapping emoji to the image graphic data URI?

What would that be useful for?

Also consider the image graphic data uri is customisable and generated at runtime, it's not necessarily the MaxCDN one.

You can anyway convert emoji to code-points and vice-versa
https://github.com/twitter/twemoji#utilities

[paulshapiro]

Yes, I misunderstood why he suggested sprites and have learned a number of things since I made that comment. Considered deleting it. Thanks.

[halid96]

we tested and sprite was everything but fast. Much heavier to download, doubled in problems/maintenance requiring CSS too. Sprites also didn't work as image src.

Hello @paulshapiro :) I am just curious, so why Twitter is using sprites on emoji picker if the sprites are slow? see: https://abs.twimg.com/responsive-web/client-web/twemoji_sprite.0fcc5555.png 😉👍