Emoji Pro 1.0

Warning: Not compatible with Vanilla 2.1 (yet).

Enables Emoji
Works in discussions and comments, including previews.
Converts all legacy emoji formats to the standard Unicode format.

Supports all emoji in Unicode 6.2 (current as of 2012.09).

Not compatible with Vanilla 2.1 (yet).

Converts to actual characters, not image files. This allows for high resolution display on all devices and allows copy-paste of emoji in messages. Characters stored in database as html entities for compatibility.

Forwards compatible: if plugin is removed, emoji already in discussions will still display. Backwards compatible: Also supports the legacy css div based image emoji made by the Emoji 0.1a plugin.

Converts Emoticons to Emoji
Converts :-) style emoticons to emoji 😃 Converts many common emoticons, including world flags, animals, and many varieties of smileys. Emoticons :-) are still stored in database as :-), only they are now displayed as emoji characters.

Requires
Windows 7 & 8 must have optional update KB2729094 (through Windows Update) installed to view emoji.

Mac 10.7 (Lion) and above supports emoji.

Requires iOS 6.0 or higher for display of all emoji.

Others should install the free Symbola font from http://users.teilar.gr/~g1951d/

Based on:
Emoticons 1.2 plugin by Oliver Raduner; Emoji 0.1a plugin by chuck911; Cal Henderson's [Emoji for PHP] library; http://code.iamcal.com/php/emoji/ and @matt's great idea.