Allow emojis in repo names

[tairov]

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It would be great if GitHub allowed the use of emojis and other unicode characters in repository names. This would enable more expressive and fun naming while still maintaining compatibility. For example files could be named with emojis:

Currently it's not possible for repo names, since Github replaces emoji with -.

Benefits:

• More creative and fun naming options for repositories and files.
• Expressive names that can convey meaning through emojis.
• Consistent experience with emojis across GitHub.
• Customizability for teams and organizations.

[lattner]

+1 this would be very helpful!

[vsumpi]

OR they can implement a feature like Discord's "Set Status" emoji.

[jpcchaves]

This would be really nice!

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[majikthys]

It would be really nice