Open-Source Project README Emoji Sentiment Drift
Tracking the average sentiment of emojis used in READMEs of active open-source projects over time.
- Observations
- 2
- Tracking since
- Last updated
Average emoji count per README
Average number of emoji characters found in README files of sampled top GitHub repositories
| When | Average emoji count per README |
|---|---|
| 11.6 count | |
| 11.6 count |
About this data
The page measures the average emoji sentiment score for each project's README file. Scores are derived by mapping each emoji present in the README to a sentiment value from a standard emoji sentiment lexicon and then averaging those values per project at regular intervals. The data comes from automated scraping of publicly available READMEs in active open-source repositories.
Observing how this average shifts over time can reveal changes in community tone, project communication style, or broader cultural trends within the open-source ecosystem. Because the analysis is broken down by project and updated continuously, it offers a granular view of sentiment drift that is not otherwise published.
Sources
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Why this isn't published anywhere else
The search results show related work on emoji semantic drift, emoji reactions, and general emoji sentiment tools, but none provide a live dashboard, recurring report, or public dataset that tracks emoji sentiment changes in READMEs of open-source projects over time.
Uniqueness score 0.88 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.