Type Manager

🛈 Choosing an icon

Each type can have a small icon (usually an emoji) to make it easier to recognise.

You can add an icon in two ways:

1. Copy & paste from an emoji website
   • Open
     getemoji.com
     or
     emojipedia.org
   • Find an emoji you like
   • Copy the emoji character itself (not the name or code)
   • Paste it into the Icon field and save
2. Use the built-in emoji picker
   Click in the Icon field to open the picker.
   
   Note: The picker loads a large list of emojis, so it may take a few seconds to appear the first time.
   
   Tip: Simple emojis work best (e.g. 🍺 🏃 🚶 ❌ ✅ 🔒)

🛈 Updating the emoji list

The function below allows administrators to upload a new version of the emoji list
used by the icon picker.

Where to get the emoji file

Download the official Emojibase raw emoji dataset:

• Emojibase – data.raw.json
  
  https://github.com/milesj/emojibase/tree/master/packages/data/en
  

How to prepare the file

1. Download data.raw.json from the link above
2. Ensure the file is Emojibase data.raw.json and contains
   "emoji" and "label" fields
3. Do not rename the file — it will be renamed automatically when uploaded

What happens when you upload

• The JSON file is validated for compatibility
• The number of usable emojis is counted
• The existing emoji file is backed up automatically
• The new file replaces it immediately if valid

If the file is invalid, it will not replace the existing emoji list.