Clicking an emoji to show the name of the emoji

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So on discord the name of the emoji can easily be revealed with a click / tap, like this:

The image displays a Discord user named "Delusior" sending the ":expressionless:" emoji, which is described as a default emoji that can be used anywhere on Discord. (Captioned by AI)
The image displays a Discord user named "Delusior" sending the ":expressionless:" emoji, which is described as a default emoji that can be used anywhere on Discord. (Captioned by AI)717×167 51.7 KB

It shows the name of the emoji on Discord. It also shows a description but we don’t need that for Discourse.

I was wondering if such feature could make its way onto Discourse forums as well? Some people just don’t know how to type certain emoji. Technically on iPads you can hold down the emoji to get the name but that’s Apple for you.

The image shows a smartphone screen displaying a Google Translate interface with an emoji with a sticking-out tongue and a winking eye partially obscuring the text. (Captioned by AI)
The image shows a smartphone screen displaying a Google Translate interface with an emoji with a sticking-out tongue and a winking eye partially obscuring the text. (Captioned by AI)1385×821 119 KB

I’m not sure if the name of the emoji shows for desktop users but I think there should be a mobile-friendly implementation of this feature on Discourse forums.
So, what do you think?

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