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Show HN: I built multi-language search engines for 200k icons and 5k emojis

Dec 18, 2023 - news.ycombinator.com
The author, a front-end developer, has created two search engines using OpenAI's API. The first, Yesicon, is a vector icon search engine that supports eight languages and offers over 200,000 high-quality icons. The second, SearchEmoji, is an emoji search engine that supports 30 languages. The author created these tools to address his own needs as a non-native English speaker and a developer who frequently uses icons and emojis.

Yesicon has been successful, attracting 121k visitors per month from around the world. The author also recently launched SearchEmoji and is seeking feedback on its functionality. Both SearchEmoji's code and Yesicon are open source. The author is considering ways to monetize the traffic on these platforms and is open to suggestions.

Key takeaways:

  • The author has created two search engines, Yesicon and SearchEmoji, using OpenAI's API. Yesicon is a multi-language vector icon search engine and SearchEmoji is a multi-language emoji search engine.
  • Yesicon was created to solve the author's problem of needing translation software when searching for icons due to being a non-native English speaker.
  • Despite only being able to work on Yesicon in their spare time, the author has seen great success with the search engine, boasting 121k visitors per month from around the world.
  • The author invites feedback on both search engines and is considering ways to monetize the traffic they are receiving.
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