EmojiSeed: Masking Seed Passwords with Emojis

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BIPEmojiSeed is the official Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) for a global special to emojiset standard:

A complete, open standard for mapping the ** wordlist (2048 words)** into 2048 unique emoji pairs.

flame → 🔥💨

BIPEmojiSeed bridges mnemonic seed phrases with visual memory cues, making them more intuitive while keeping 1-to-1 uniqueness and cryptographic integrity.

Why is this needed?

There are several reasons why this is needed:

• It is a fun, creative way to remember access words
• It secures seedlists with an emoji-based mnemonic cypher
• It reduces human error in handling mnemonics
• Builds cross-lingual, cross-cultural, multi-functional memorability
• Creates a foundation for libraries, mnemonic devices, wallet UIs, educational tools, and next-gen apps

BIPEmojiSeed is a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) for a standard that defines a mapping between the 2048 words of the official wordlist and 2048 unique BIP emojiseed set.

WordList

• https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0039/english.txt

EmojiSet

• https://emojiseed.com/blob/90768f83a6d5503588623e012ede9118ef60dca6/emojiset.txt

The project’s goal is to provide a universal, language-agnostic, and user-friendly mnemonic system that complements existing special wordlists while improving cross-cultural accessibility and human memorability.

⛳ **Official PR #1999 ** EmojiSeed PR #1999

A deterministic, one-to-one mapping of the 2,048 BIP-39 English words to 2,048 unique emoji pairs. Express mnemonic phrases visually while remaining fully backward-compatible with existing BIP-39 tooling and wallets.

• Complete coverage: 2048 → 2048, no gaps
• Uniqueness: no two words share the same emoji pair
• Cross-platform safe: Unicode NFC; no variation selectors
• Human-centric: memorable visuals for concrete and abstract terms
• Open source: MIT License

• ✅ Initial mapping completed and normalized
• ✅ Validator scripts and tests
• 📨 BIP draft under community review
• 🔧 Seeking feedback on clarifier pools and abstract word mappings

• BIP-39 English wordlist
  https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0039/english.txt

• This repository (spec, data, tools)
  https://github.com/emojiseed/bip-emojiseed

Emoji provide language-agnostic, highly memorable cues. By standardizing an emoji-pair mapping for each BIP-39 word, wallets and tools can render the same seed in a consistent visual form without altering underlying entropy or compatibility.

Release artifacts include SHA256 checksums and signatures.

The mapping is generated by rules that maximize conceptual resonance, visual intelligence, and cross-cultural clarity:

1. Symbolic reflection Each word is represented by emojis that express its essence, not its label.
   Example: become → 🐛🦋 shows transformation rather than simply depicting “change.”

2. Conceptual symmetry The two emojis form a balanced pair — either opposites, stages, or forces in relation.
   Example: worth → 💎💰, justice → ⚖️✅, storm → ⚡🌧.

3. Contextual domains

   • Nature / Life cycle — growth, decay, evolution (seed → 🌱🌳)
   • Human action — intent, creation, cooperation (build → 🧱🤝)
   • Abstract ideas — emotion, truth, value (hope → 🌅💫)
   • Mechanism / Function — structure, process, system (machine → 🤖⚙️)

4. Transformation principle Preference is given to pairs that imply progression or cause and effect rather than static imagery.
   Example: learn → 📘💡, rise → 🌄☀️, flow → 💧➡️.

5. Clarifier logic When multiple meanings exist, a clarifier is chosen from stable conceptual pools:

   • Motion → ⚙️ 🌀 💨
   • Thought → 💭 💡 📘
   • Connection → 🤝 🔗 📡
   • Nature → 🌿 🌊 🌍
   • Energy → 🔥 ⚡ 💫

6. Uniqueness & harmony Every pair must remain distinct in both visual form and idea.
   Collisions resolve by substituting a clarifier from the same conceptual pool.
   The final table contains 2,048 unique, cognitively balanced pairs.

7. Unicode & rendering stability

   • All entries normalized to NFC
   • No Variation Selectors (VS-16)
   • Conform to Unicode TR-51 grapheme boundaries for cross-platform consistency

These evolved rules prioritize meaning density over literal depiction, transforming EmojiSeed into a universal cognitive lexicon — a visual language that encodes thought, relation, and growth.

• Complete Coverage
  Every word maps to exactly two emoji code points (2048 → 2048).

• Uniqueness
  No two words share the same emoji pair, ensuring unambiguous decoding.

• Cross-Platform Safe
  Variation selectors removed; all emoji pairs normalized to Unicode NFC.

• Human-Friendly
  Tight semantic ties: concrete nouns → objects, actions → action + clarifier, numbers/dates → calendar/number emojis.

• Open Source
  Released under MIT license.

The Emoji wordlist is a deterministic mapping of the 2048 special words into 2048 unique emoji pairs. This allows mnemonic phrases to be displayed and remembered visually, across languages and literacy barriers.

📜 Examples

This project is open for community review and discussion:

• Mailing List: bitcoin-dev
• GitHub Issues: Open Issues
• GitHub Discussion: Open Discussion

This project inherits MIT License.

• Emoji Seed Dev Team [email protected]
• Contributions welcome via pull requests! ⛳

Want to propose better mappings?

• Open a pull request suggesting emoji improvements (especially for abstract words).
• email team: Emoji Seed Dev Team [email protected]

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