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How to convert emoji code to Javascript unicode scape sequence
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convert-emoji-code-to-javascript-unicode.js
// Run this code in the browser's console
// Replace de 'emoji' constant code by the one you need to convert
const emoji = '\u{1F639}';
highSurrogate = emoji[0].codePointAt(0).toString(16);
lowSurrogate = emoji[1].codePointAt(0).toString(16);
console.log(`Unicode for "${emoji}" = \\u${highSurrogate}\\u${lowSurrogate}`);
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