diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 3d30288050..accbe31e72 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@
                 "drafts": false,
                 "dropdown_list_widget": false,
                 "echo": false,
-                "emoji": false,
                 "emoji_picker": false,
                 "favicon": false,
                 "feature_flags": false,
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/composebox_typeahead.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/composebox_typeahead.js
index dc9cfbc0ec..d78682abde 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/composebox_typeahead.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/composebox_typeahead.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+const emoji = zrequire("emoji", "shared/js/emoji");
 const typeahead = zrequire("typeahead", "shared/js/typeahead");
 zrequire("compose_state");
 zrequire("pm_conversations");
-zrequire("emoji");
 set_global("Handlebars", global.make_handlebars());
 zrequire("templates");
 zrequire("typeahead_helper");
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/dispatch.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/dispatch.js
index ecbf8344b5..8c6b2aac3d 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/dispatch.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/dispatch.js
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ const page_params = global.page_params;
 
 // For data-oriented modules, just use them, don't stub them.
 zrequire("alert_words");
-zrequire("emoji");
 zrequire("unread");
 zrequire("stream_topic_history");
 zrequire("stream_list");
@@ -77,6 +76,8 @@ zrequire("starred_messages");
 zrequire("user_status");
 zrequire("subs");
 
+const emoji = zrequire("emoji", "shared/js/emoji");
+
 zrequire("server_events_dispatch");
 zrequire("panels");
 
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/emoji.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/emoji.js
index 633f5a8cb1..48f2167c16 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/emoji.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/emoji.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const emoji_codes = zrequire("emoji_codes", "generated/emoji/emoji_codes.json");
 
 const events = require("./lib/events.js");
 
-zrequire("emoji");
+const emoji = zrequire("emoji", "shared/js/emoji");
 
 const realm_emoji = events.fixtures.realm_emoji.realm_emoji;
 
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/emoji_picker.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/emoji_picker.js
index abb5ae114e..6e7ddadd5a 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/emoji_picker.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/emoji_picker.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-zrequire("emoji");
+const emoji = zrequire("emoji", "shared/js/emoji");
 zrequire("emoji_picker");
 
 const emoji_codes = zrequire("emoji_codes", "generated/emoji/emoji_codes.json");
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/hotkey.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/hotkey.js
index 104185774a..1b3434abc9 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/hotkey.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/hotkey.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ set_global("overlays", {});
 set_global("document", "document-stub");
 set_global("$", global.make_zjquery());
 
-zrequire("emoji");
+const emoji = zrequire("emoji", "shared/js/emoji");
 
 emoji.initialize({
     realm_emoji: {},
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/markdown.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/markdown.js
index 2dec9cce97..c3a222b9d0 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/markdown.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/markdown.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 zrequire("hash_util");
 set_global("marked", zrequire("marked", "third/marked/lib/marked"));
 
+const emoji = zrequire("emoji", "shared/js/emoji");
 const emoji_codes = zrequire("emoji_codes", "generated/emoji/emoji_codes.json");
 const fenced_code = zrequire("fenced_code", "shared/js/fenced_code");
 const markdown_config = zrequire("markdown_config");
 
-zrequire("emoji");
 zrequire("markdown");
 zrequire("message_store");
 zrequire("people");
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/markdown_katex.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/markdown_katex.js
index 3348088381..7f9dc0b738 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/markdown_katex.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/markdown_katex.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ const markdown_config = zrequire("markdown_config");
 set_global("marked", zrequire("marked", "third/marked/lib/marked"));
 set_global("page_params", {});
 
-zrequire("emoji");
 zrequire("hash_util");
 zrequire("message_store");
 zrequire("people");
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/reactions.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/reactions.js
index f32458d499..b002ed1775 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/reactions.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/reactions.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ set_global("document", "document-stub");
 set_global("$", global.make_zjquery());
 
 const emoji_codes = zrequire("emoji_codes", "generated/emoji/emoji_codes.json");
+const emoji = zrequire("emoji", "shared/js/emoji");
 
-zrequire("emoji");
 zrequire("people");
 zrequire("reactions");
 
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/typeahead_helper.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/typeahead_helper.js
index 3ed606a294..0f01c33c9b 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/typeahead_helper.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/typeahead_helper.js
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ set_global("Handlebars", global.make_handlebars());
 zrequire("recent_senders");
 zrequire("pm_conversations");
 zrequire("people");
-zrequire("emoji");
 zrequire("stream_data");
 zrequire("narrow");
 zrequire("hash_util");
 zrequire("marked", "third/marked/lib/marked");
+
+const emoji = zrequire("emoji", "shared/js/emoji");
 const pygments_data = zrequire("pygments_data", "generated/pygments_data.json");
 const actual_pygments_data = Object.assign({}, pygments_data);
 const ct = zrequire("composebox_typeahead");
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/ui_init.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/ui_init.js
index ecab8005bf..9a03b26ae8 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/ui_init.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/ui_init.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const rewiremock = require("rewiremock/node");
 
 */
 const util = zrequire("util");
+
 set_global("document", {
     location: {
         protocol: "http",
@@ -74,7 +75,6 @@ ui.get_scroll_element = (element) => element;
 zrequire("alert_words");
 zrequire("hash_util");
 zrequire("echo");
-zrequire("emoji");
 zrequire("colorspace");
 zrequire("stream_color");
 zrequire("stream_edit");
diff --git a/static/js/bundles/app.js b/static/js/bundles/app.js
index e956cb68bd..29efcaad8d 100644
--- a/static/js/bundles/app.js
+++ b/static/js/bundles/app.js
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ import "../settings_profile_fields.js";
 import "../settings.js";
 import "../admin.js";
 import "../tab_bar.js";
-import "../emoji.js";
 import "../bot_data.js";
 import "../reactions.js";
 import "../typing.js";
diff --git a/static/js/composebox_typeahead.js b/static/js/composebox_typeahead.js
index b306e1ad58..3527bba2bb 100644
--- a/static/js/composebox_typeahead.js
+++ b/static/js/composebox_typeahead.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const autosize = require("autosize");
 const confirmDatePlugin = require("flatpickr/dist/plugins/confirmDate/confirmDate.js");
 
 const pygments_data = require("../generated/pygments_data.json");
+const emoji = require("../shared/js/emoji");
 const typeahead = require("../shared/js/typeahead");
 
 const settings_data = require("./settings_data");
diff --git a/static/js/emoji_picker.js b/static/js/emoji_picker.js
index 710fe3ac90..f2240724f0 100644
--- a/static/js/emoji_picker.js
+++ b/static/js/emoji_picker.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const emoji_codes = require("../generated/emoji/emoji_codes.json");
+const emoji = require("../shared/js/emoji");
 const typeahead = require("../shared/js/typeahead");
 const render_emoji_popover = require("../templates/emoji_popover.hbs");
 const render_emoji_popover_content = require("../templates/emoji_popover_content.hbs");
diff --git a/static/js/hotkey.js b/static/js/hotkey.js
index fed8f8acdd..7c0528d5d7 100644
--- a/static/js/hotkey.js
+++ b/static/js/hotkey.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const emoji = require("../shared/js/emoji");
+
 function do_narrow_action(action) {
     action(current_msg_list.selected_id(), {trigger: "hotkey"});
     return true;
diff --git a/static/js/markdown_config.js b/static/js/markdown_config.js
index 4cfb8e6786..8789e0a0ef 100644
--- a/static/js/markdown_config.js
+++ b/static/js/markdown_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// TODO: move to markdown.
+const emoji = require("../shared/js/emoji");
+
 /*
     This config is in a separate file for partly
     tactical reasons.  We want the webapp to
diff --git a/static/js/reactions.js b/static/js/reactions.js
index f3acea867f..33edd7c9bc 100644
--- a/static/js/reactions.js
+++ b/static/js/reactions.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const emoji = require("../shared/js/emoji");
 const render_message_reaction = require("../templates/message_reaction.hbs");
 
 exports.view = {}; // function namespace
diff --git a/static/js/server_events_dispatch.js b/static/js/server_events_dispatch.js
index 25135bbfed..d7f4d08f6f 100644
--- a/static/js/server_events_dispatch.js
+++ b/static/js/server_events_dispatch.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const emoji = require("../shared/js/emoji");
+
 const settings_config = require("./settings_config");
 
 exports.dispatch_normal_event = function dispatch_normal_event(event) {
diff --git a/static/js/settings_emoji.js b/static/js/settings_emoji.js
index 48636eaa18..8f7b71fbc2 100644
--- a/static/js/settings_emoji.js
+++ b/static/js/settings_emoji.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const emoji = require("../shared/js/emoji");
 const render_admin_emoji_list = require("../templates/admin_emoji_list.hbs");
 const render_settings_emoji_settings_tip = require("../templates/settings/emoji_settings_tip.hbs");
 
diff --git a/static/js/typeahead_helper.js b/static/js/typeahead_helper.js
index 410a35762c..c14d4f3c58 100644
--- a/static/js/typeahead_helper.js
+++ b/static/js/typeahead_helper.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const pygments_data = require("../generated/pygments_data.json");
+const emoji = require("../shared/js/emoji");
 const typeahead = require("../shared/js/typeahead");
 const render_typeahead_list_item = require("../templates/typeahead_list_item.hbs");
 
diff --git a/static/js/ui_init.js b/static/js/ui_init.js
index e8206fa11d..f8cfa2170c 100644
--- a/static/js/ui_init.js
+++ b/static/js/ui_init.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const generated_emoji_codes = require("../generated/emoji/emoji_codes.json");
+const emoji = require("../shared/js/emoji");
 
 const emojisets = require("./emojisets");
 const markdown_config = require("./markdown_config");
diff --git a/static/js/emoji.js b/static/shared/js/emoji.js
similarity index 74%
rename from static/js/emoji.js
rename to static/shared/js/emoji.js
index 735ae44a6f..6d9f9bc75c 100644
--- a/static/js/emoji.js
+++ b/static/shared/js/emoji.js
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ let emoji_codes = {};
 // `emojis_by_name` is the central data source that is supposed to be
 // used by every widget in the webapp for gathering data for displaying
 // emojis. Emoji picker uses this data to derive data for its own use.
-exports.emojis_by_name = new Map();
+export const emojis_by_name = new Map();
 
-exports.all_realm_emojis = new Map();
-exports.active_realm_emojis = new Map();
+export const all_realm_emojis = new Map();
+export const active_realm_emojis = new Map();
 
 const default_emoji_aliases = new Map();
 
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ const default_emoji_aliases = new Map();
 let server_realm_emoji_data = {};
 
 // We really want to deprecate this, too.
-exports.get_server_realm_emoji_data = () => server_realm_emoji_data;
+export function get_server_realm_emoji_data() {
+    return server_realm_emoji_data;
+}
 
 function escape_regexp(string) {
     // HIGHLY DEPRECATED!!!!
@@ -74,26 +76,26 @@ const zulip_emoji = {
     deactivated: false,
 };
 
-exports.get_emoji_name = (codepoint) => {
+export function get_emoji_name(codepoint) {
     // get_emoji_name('1f384') === 'holiday_tree'
     if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(emoji_codes.codepoint_to_name, codepoint)) {
         return emoji_codes.codepoint_to_name[codepoint];
     }
-};
+}
 
-exports.get_emoji_codepoint = (emoji_name) => {
+export function get_emoji_codepoint(emoji_name) {
     // get_emoji_codepoint('avocado') === '1f951'
     if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(emoji_codes.name_to_codepoint, emoji_name)) {
         return emoji_codes.name_to_codepoint[emoji_name];
     }
-};
+}
 
-exports.get_realm_emoji_url = (emoji_name) => {
+export function get_realm_emoji_url(emoji_name) {
     // If the emoji name is a realm emoji, returns the URL for it.
     // Returns undefined for unicode emoji.
     // get_realm_emoji_url('shrug') === '/user_avatars/2/emoji/images/31.png'
 
-    const data = exports.active_realm_emojis.get(emoji_name);
+    const data = active_realm_emojis.get(emoji_name);
 
     if (!data) {
         // Not all emojis have urls, plus the user
@@ -106,10 +108,10 @@ exports.get_realm_emoji_url = (emoji_name) => {
     }
 
     return data.emoji_url;
-};
+}
 
-exports.build_emoji_data = function (realm_emojis) {
-    exports.emojis_by_name.clear();
+export function build_emoji_data(realm_emojis) {
+    emojis_by_name.clear();
     for (const [realm_emoji_name, realm_emoji] of realm_emojis) {
         const emoji_dict = {
             name: realm_emoji_name,
@@ -119,13 +121,13 @@ exports.build_emoji_data = function (realm_emojis) {
             url: realm_emoji.emoji_url,
             has_reacted: false,
         };
-        exports.emojis_by_name.set(realm_emoji_name, emoji_dict);
+        emojis_by_name.set(realm_emoji_name, emoji_dict);
     }
 
     for (const codepoints of Object.values(emoji_codes.emoji_catalog)) {
         for (const codepoint of codepoints) {
-            const emoji_name = exports.get_emoji_name(codepoint);
-            if (emoji_name !== undefined && !exports.emojis_by_name.has(emoji_name)) {
+            const emoji_name = get_emoji_name(codepoint);
+            if (emoji_name !== undefined && !emojis_by_name.has(emoji_name)) {
                 const emoji_dict = {
                     name: emoji_name,
                     display_name: emoji_name,
@@ -134,32 +136,32 @@ exports.build_emoji_data = function (realm_emojis) {
                     emoji_code: codepoint,
                     has_reacted: false,
                 };
-                exports.emojis_by_name.set(emoji_name, emoji_dict);
+                emojis_by_name.set(emoji_name, emoji_dict);
             }
         }
     }
-};
+}
 
-exports.update_emojis = function (realm_emojis) {
+export function update_emojis(realm_emojis) {
     // The settings code still works with the
     // server format of the data.
     server_realm_emoji_data = realm_emojis;
 
-    // exports.all_realm_emojis is emptied before adding the realm-specific emoji
+    // all_realm_emojis is emptied before adding the realm-specific emoji
     // to it. This makes sure that in case of deletion, the deleted realm_emojis
-    // don't persist in exports.active_realm_emojis.
-    exports.all_realm_emojis.clear();
-    exports.active_realm_emojis.clear();
+    // don't persist in active_realm_emojis.
+    all_realm_emojis.clear();
+    active_realm_emojis.clear();
 
     for (const data of Object.values(realm_emojis)) {
-        exports.all_realm_emojis.set(data.id, {
+        all_realm_emojis.set(data.id, {
             id: data.id,
             emoji_name: data.name,
             emoji_url: data.source_url,
             deactivated: data.deactivated,
         });
         if (data.deactivated !== true) {
-            exports.active_realm_emojis.set(data.name, {
+            active_realm_emojis.set(data.name, {
                 id: data.id,
                 emoji_name: data.name,
                 emoji_url: data.source_url,
@@ -167,19 +169,19 @@ exports.update_emojis = function (realm_emojis) {
         }
     }
     // Add the Zulip emoji to the realm emojis list
-    exports.all_realm_emojis.set("zulip", zulip_emoji);
-    exports.active_realm_emojis.set("zulip", zulip_emoji);
+    all_realm_emojis.set("zulip", zulip_emoji);
+    active_realm_emojis.set("zulip", zulip_emoji);
 
-    exports.build_emoji_data(exports.active_realm_emojis);
-};
+    build_emoji_data(active_realm_emojis);
+}
 
-exports.initialize = function initialize(params) {
+export function initialize(params) {
     emoji_codes = params.emoji_codes;
 
     build_emoticon_translations();
 
     for (const value of emoji_codes.names) {
-        const base_name = exports.get_emoji_codepoint(value);
+        const base_name = get_emoji_codepoint(value);
 
         if (default_emoji_aliases.has(base_name)) {
             default_emoji_aliases.get(base_name).push(value);
@@ -188,22 +190,22 @@ exports.initialize = function initialize(params) {
         }
     }
 
-    exports.update_emojis(params.realm_emoji);
-};
+    update_emojis(params.realm_emoji);
+}
 
-exports.get_canonical_name = function (emoji_name) {
-    if (exports.active_realm_emojis.has(emoji_name)) {
+export function get_canonical_name(emoji_name) {
+    if (active_realm_emojis.has(emoji_name)) {
         return emoji_name;
     }
-    const codepoint = exports.get_emoji_codepoint(emoji_name);
+    const codepoint = get_emoji_codepoint(emoji_name);
     if (codepoint === undefined) {
         // Our caller needs to handle this possibility.
         return;
     }
 
-    return exports.get_emoji_name(codepoint);
-};
+    return get_emoji_name(codepoint);
+}
 
-exports.get_emoticon_translations = () => emoticon_translations;
-
-window.emoji = exports;
+export function get_emoticon_translations() {
+    return emoticon_translations;
+}