BIP-XYZ: Emoji Seed Mnemonics for Deterministic Keys

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+<pre>
+  BIP: XYZ
+  Layer: Applications
+  Title: Emoji Seed Mnemonics for deterministic keys
+  Author: Emoji Seed Dev Team <[email protected]>
+  Comments-Summary: https://emojiseed.com/#readme
+  Comments-URI: https://emojiseed.com/discussions
+  Status: Draft
+  Type: Standards Track
+  Created: 2025-10-01
+  License: MIT
+</pre>
+
+==Abstract==
+
+This BIP describes a standardized mapping between the BIP-39 English wordlist 
+and unique pairs of emoji characters to enable mnemonic phrases to be represented 
+in a universally recognizable, language agnostic form, while remaining compatible 
+with existing deterministic wallet standards.
+
+This BIP describes the implementation of a mnemonic code or mnemonic sentence --
+a group of easy to remember emojisets -- for the generation of deterministic wallets.
+
+Today emoji characters are globally recognized symbols with strong visual memorability. 
+
+This BIP extends BIP-39 mnemonics by introducing an emoji layer that preserves full 
+backward compatibility with the underlying word list.
+
+==Copyright==
+
+This BIP directly inherits the MIT License from BIP-039.
+
+==Motivation==
+
+1. Preparing a data library for application teams.
+2. Helping users who may struggle with word based laguage types.
+3. Setting a industry respected standard for Emoji language mneumonics.
+4. Starting a communnity around Emoji masking devices for seed phrases. 
+5. Imprinting a unique, everlasting, dataset into the universal lexicon.
+
+==Reference Implementation==
+
+Reference implementation including wordlists is available from
+- https://emojiseed.com/#readme
+- http://github.com/emojiseed/emoji-mnemonic
+

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+# Wordlists
+
+* [Emoji](emoji.txt)
+
+## Wordlists (Special Considerations)
+
+### Emoji
+
+Credits: @EmojiSeedDevTeam
+
+The Emoji wordlist is a deterministic mapping of the 2048 English BIP-39 words into
+2048 unique pairs of emoji. It enables mnemonic phrases to be displayed visually
+while remaining fully compatible with existing BIP-39 semantics (entropy, checksum, seed).
+
+Emojis are chosen using the following rules:
+
+1. Direct Match: if a word has a clear, universal emoji, duplicate it.
+2. Months and holidays use seasonal/holiday symbols.
+3. Numeric words map to keycap digits.
+4. Abstract and Action Words use a primary metaphor plus a clarifier emoji.
+5. Nouns: object  clarifier. Verbs/participles: action  clarifier.
+6. Duplicate only for strong iconic matches; add clarifiers for ambiguity; if unresolved, fall back deterministically.
+7. All 2048 pairs MUST be unique. If a collision occurs, rotate clarifier, then primary, and finally apply the fallback.
+8. Use only fully-qualified Unicode emoji graphemes (per Unicode TR51). Avoid variation selectors and platform-specific implementations.
+9. All curation rules are available here: https://emojiseed.com#readme
+
+==== Security & Interop Notes ====
+
+* No protocol changes: entropy, checksum, and BIP-39 wordlists are unchanged.
+* Rendering differences across platforms exist; compare by code points (not rasterized glyphs).
+* Wallets that do not support Emoji can ignore this wordlist without impact.
+
+==== License ====
+
+This addition inherits the MIT license.
+