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  # NAME
  
  Slang::Emoji - allow single emojis as scalar variables
  
  # SYNOPSIS
  
  ```
  use Slang::Emoji;
  
  my 👍 = 42;
  say 👍;  # 42
  
  ```
  
  # DESCRIPTION
  
  Slang::Emoji modifies the Raku grammar to make it possible to use simple emojis (`.chars == 1`) as scalar variables.
  
  # PREREQUISITES
  
  This module requires the 2023.10 release of the Rakudo compiler, or any version of Rakudo that was committed **after** the initial release of this module.
  
  # AUTHOR
  
  Elizabeth Mattijsen [liz@raku.rocks](mailto:liz@raku.rocks)
  
  Source can be located at: <https://github.com/lizmat/Slang-Emoji> . Comments and Pull Requests are welcome.
  
  If you like this module, or what I’m doing more generally, committing to a [small sponsorship](https://github.com/sponsors/lizmat/) would mean a great deal to me!
  
  # COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
  
  Copyright 2023, 2025 Elizabeth Mattijsen
  
  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the Artistic License 2.0.
  