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+# Emojos (Freak U edition)
+
+This is an online tool that lets you view all emojis for a Mastodon (or Pleroma) instance.
+Additionally, it supports viewing emojis by category and viewing emojis for an .onion instance. 
+
+It's currently deployed at [emojos.freak.university](https://emojos.freak.university).