# Changelog - Emoji Favicon Service

# Changelog

What's new in emoji.findutils.com

v6.0
feature
2026-04-04

### Phase 1 & 2: Badges, Themes, Downloads, Webhooks, Reactions, A/B Testing

- Notification badge overlay: ?badge=N or ?badge=dot on any emoji favicon
- Text favicon: /text/:chars for 1-3 character text favicons (initials, versions)
- Stacked emoji: /stack/:bg+:fg layers one emoji on top of another
- Apple touch icon: /apple-touch-icon/:emoji generates 180x180 iOS icons
- PWA manifest: /manifest/:emoji auto-generates manifest.json with all icon sizes
- Sprite sheets: /sprite?emojis=fire,rocket generates multi-emoji grid SVG
- 18 branded themes: ?theme=github-dark, vercel-dark, stripe-blue, tailwind, react, vue, svelte, nextjs, nuxt, laravel, cloudflare, supabase, firebase, aws, dracula, nord, catppuccin
- 9 new animations (27 total): rotate360, wave, zoom, blink, slide-in, rainbow, typing, bounce-in, attention
- Conditional favicons: ?darkmode=moon, ?daytime=sun, ?random=fire,rocket,star
- Powered-by badge: /badge/powered-by generates "Powered by emoji.findutils.com" pill
- Extended SDK: 10 new methods (onBlur, onFocus, onVisibilityChange, cycle, countdown, status, random, matchMedia, setBadge, clearBadge, destroy)
- Favicon download: /download/:emoji delivers a ZIP with all favicon sizes
- Webhooks API: POST/GET/DELETE /api/webhooks for event notification subscriptions
- Reactions embed: /react/:emoji embeddable reaction widget with counter
- Link preview: /preview/:url generates OG-image-style cards with emoji
- Trending API: /api/trending returns top emojis with sparkline SVG
- A/B testing: /ab/:emojiA/:emojiB serves random variants with stats tracking
- Feature request page: /feature-request to submit and browse community requests

v5.3
feature
2026-04-04

### Markdown Export, Analytics Countdown, More Dropdown Fix

- Copy as Markdown button on all content pages (fixed top-right)
- View .md button links to raw markdown version of each page
- .md routes for all pages: /about.md, /how-it-works.md, /docs.md, /compare.md, etc.
- Server-side HTML-to-Markdown converter with proper table, code block, and heading support
- Analytics countdown timer below hero stats showing next refresh (5-minute cycle)
- Auto-refresh: stats update automatically when countdown reaches zero
- Fixed More dropdown menu not opening (was clipped by overflow-x:auto on nav-links)

v5.2
feature
2026-04-03

### 16 Shapes, 18 Animations, 10-Emoji Combos

- Combo emojis now support 2-10 emojis: /fire+rocket+star+heart (...up to 10)
- 16 background shapes: square, circle, rounded, hexagon, diamond, shield, star, heart, triangle, pentagon, octagon, drop, egg, cross, cloud, badge
- 18 animations: pulse, bounce, spin, shake, float, flip, tada, swing, wobble, heartbeat, jello, rubberband, flash, pop, squeeze, nod, glitch, breathe
- Dedicated comparison page (/compare) with 31-feature breakdown vs fav.farm
- Compare page added to navbar
- Docs updated with visual shapes gallery and animations gallery
- All AI integration files updated (skill.json, OpenAPI, llms.txt) with new parameters
- Playground dropdowns updated with all shapes and animations

v5.1
feature
2026-04-03

### Per-Emoji Referrer Tracking & AI Skill Manifest

- Per-emoji referrer tracking: see which websites use each specific emoji
- skill.json manifest for universal AI bot integration (/skill.json)
- Comprehensive comparison table vs fav.farm (31 features scored)
- Comparison features link directly to docs sections
- Mobile hamburger menu for navbar on small screens
- AI plugin files updated to cover all 13+ endpoints
- Contact email fixed to contact@findutils.com

v5.0
feature
2026-04-03

### Documentation, Features & Changelog Pages

- Full documentation page with sidebar navigation and live examples
- Features showcase page listing all platform capabilities
- Changelog page (you're looking at it)
- Code blocks redesigned as macOS-style editors with traffic light dots
- Catppuccin dark theme for all code blocks

v4.5
feature
2026-04-03

### Phase 5 Infrastructure Endpoints

- Badge endpoint: Shields.io-style SVG badges with emoji (/badge/:emoji)
- Avatar endpoint: Gravatar-style deterministic emoji avatars (/avatar/:id)
- README Banner: 800x200 SVG banners for GitHub READMEs (/readme/:emoji)
- Status Icons: up/down/degraded/maintenance for dashboards (/status/:state)
- Suggest API: emoji suggestions from text or URL content (/api/suggest)
- Emoji of the Day: deterministic daily emoji via Knuth hash (/api/eotd)
- Email Signature: PNG format for email clients (/sig/:emoji)
- Embed/oEmbed: Notion-compatible embed pages (/embed/:emoji)
- AI Plugin manifest: ChatGPT/MCP agent discovery (/.well-known/ai-plugin.json)
- OpenAPI spec and llms.txt for AI tool integration
- RSS/Atom feed of trending emojis (/feed.xml)

v4.0
improvement
2026-04-02

### Playground Overhaul & Homepage Redesign

- Merged Generator into Playground (single unified builder)
- Interactive playground with live preview, OG image preview, PWA manifest output
- Homepage collapsible panels for JS SDK and Badges (replaced dialogs)
- Inline badge preview with live examples on homepage
- How It Works page expanded with all Phase 5 endpoint documentation

v3.5
improvement
2026-04-01

### Analytics & Laravel Integration

- Analytics page redesigned with stat cards and ranked tables
- Persistent analytics storage integration
- Pre-deploy data sync to prevent data loss
- In-memory counters synced periodically for efficiency
- Google Analytics (G-32X15YFB7F) added to all pages
- Bing Webmaster verification meta tag
- Sitemap.xml and robots.txt

v3.0
feature
2026-03-28

### JavaScript SDK & Search API

- JavaScript SDK: EmojiFavicon.set(), .combo(), .eotd(), .search(), .suggest()
- Search API: find emojis by name or keyword (/api/search)
- All Emojis API: full catalog with categories (/api/emojis)
- Dark/light theme toggle with system detection

v2.0
feature
2026-03-25

### URL Parameters & Combos

- URL customization: size, bg, darkbg, shape (square/circle/rounded)
- Animation support: pulse, bounce, spin via ?animate param
- Combo emojis: two emojis side by side (/fire+rocket)
- OG Image generation: 1200x630 social sharing images (?og=true)
- Safari PNG fallback via Twemoji CDN (auto-detected)
- Force format: ?svg or ?png query params

v1.0
feature
2026-03-20

### Initial Launch

- Emoji favicon service: any emoji as SVG favicon via URL
- 3,773 Unicode emojis with 11,550 keyword lookup table
- Cloudflare Worker running on 300+ edge locations
- CDN caching (7 days) and browser caching (24 hours)
- Homepage with emoji leaderboard and category browser
- About, How It Works, and Advantages pages

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