[EuiAvatar] Support "advanced" emoji (emoji sequence) #9227
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Love the emojis in the test 😹
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it's a bit embarrassing but hey
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Changes look good! thank you for addressing my comment 
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## Dependency updates - `@elastic/eui`: `v109.2.0` ⏩ `v110.0.0` --- ## Changes - Updates usages of the `message` prop on `EuiInMemoryTable` to `noItemsMessage` - Updates usages of `EuiSearchBar`'s `onChange` prop to check for the `query` argument, as it may be `null` now - Removes obsolete `color` props on implementations of `EuiPageTemplate` and `EuiPageTemplate.Header` (`color` prop wasn't applied before either) ## Package updates ### `@elastic/eui` v110.0.0 - Updated `EuiSuperDatePicker` to expose plain text `utcOffset` and `timeZoneName` in `timeZoneDisplayProps.customRender` render function ([#9245](elastic/eui#9245)) - Updated `EuiHeaderLogo` to add a hover style ([#9240](elastic/eui#9240)) - Made `EuiQuickSelectPanel` available for importing from the `@elastic/eui` package ([#9239](elastic/eui#9239)) - Updated `EuiAvatar` to support Emoji Sequence ("advanced") in the `initials` prop ([#9227](elastic/eui#9227)) - Added `color` prop on `EuiPageHeader` to support `transparent` (default) and `plain` backgrounds. ([#9220](elastic/eui#9220)) - Added `color` prop on `EuiPage` to support `transparent` (default) and `plain` backgrounds. ([#9220](elastic/eui#9220)) - Updated `EuiPageTemplate` to ensure `panelled=true` renders a `EuiPageHeader` with a plain background by default ([#9220](elastic/eui#9220)) - Removed the default background style on `EuiPageTemplate`'s outer wrapper ([#9220](elastic/eui#9220)) **Bug fixes** - Fixed icon size in `EuiSuperDatePicker`'s time window buttons when `compressed={true}` ([#9245](elastic/eui#9245)) - Fixed `EuiIcon` visibility issue with `logoElastic` when `color` is set to `text` or `ghost` in light mode ([#9247](elastic/eui#9247)) - Fixed `EuiInMemoryTable` support for controlled search for plain text (when `searchFormat="text"`) by properly handling `search.query` and `search.defaulQuery` ([#9142](elastic/eui#9142)) **Breaking changes** - Removed deprecated `message` prop from `EuiInMemoryTable`, use `noItemsMessage` instead ([#9234](elastic/eui#9234)) **Accessibility** - Improved the accessibility of input fields in the popover of `EuiSuperDatePicker` by properly labeling them ([#9239](elastic/eui#9239)) - Improved the accessibility of `EuiSelectable` by removing empty `aria-activedescendant` attribute when no option is active to ensure the search input is perceivable by screen readers ([#9223](elastic/eui#9223)) --------- Co-authored-by: Weronika Olejniczak <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Jorge Oliveira <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Elastic Machine <[email protected]>
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## Dependency updates - `@elastic/eui`: `v109.2.0` ⏩ `v110.0.0` --- ## Changes - Updates usages of the `message` prop on `EuiInMemoryTable` to `noItemsMessage` - Updates usages of `EuiSearchBar`'s `onChange` prop to check for the `query` argument, as it may be `null` now - Removes obsolete `color` props on implementations of `EuiPageTemplate` and `EuiPageTemplate.Header` (`color` prop wasn't applied before either) ## Package updates ### `@elastic/eui` v110.0.0 - Updated `EuiSuperDatePicker` to expose plain text `utcOffset` and `timeZoneName` in `timeZoneDisplayProps.customRender` render function ([elastic#9245](elastic/eui#9245)) - Updated `EuiHeaderLogo` to add a hover style ([elastic#9240](elastic/eui#9240)) - Made `EuiQuickSelectPanel` available for importing from the `@elastic/eui` package ([elastic#9239](elastic/eui#9239)) - Updated `EuiAvatar` to support Emoji Sequence ("advanced") in the `initials` prop ([elastic#9227](elastic/eui#9227)) - Added `color` prop on `EuiPageHeader` to support `transparent` (default) and `plain` backgrounds. ([elastic#9220](elastic/eui#9220)) - Added `color` prop on `EuiPage` to support `transparent` (default) and `plain` backgrounds. ([elastic#9220](elastic/eui#9220)) - Updated `EuiPageTemplate` to ensure `panelled=true` renders a `EuiPageHeader` with a plain background by default ([elastic#9220](elastic/eui#9220)) - Removed the default background style on `EuiPageTemplate`'s outer wrapper ([elastic#9220](elastic/eui#9220)) **Bug fixes** - Fixed icon size in `EuiSuperDatePicker`'s time window buttons when `compressed={true}` ([elastic#9245](elastic/eui#9245)) - Fixed `EuiIcon` visibility issue with `logoElastic` when `color` is set to `text` or `ghost` in light mode ([elastic#9247](elastic/eui#9247)) - Fixed `EuiInMemoryTable` support for controlled search for plain text (when `searchFormat="text"`) by properly handling `search.query` and `search.defaulQuery` ([elastic#9142](elastic/eui#9142)) **Breaking changes** - Removed deprecated `message` prop from `EuiInMemoryTable`, use `noItemsMessage` instead ([elastic#9234](elastic/eui#9234)) **Accessibility** - Improved the accessibility of input fields in the popover of `EuiSuperDatePicker` by properly labeling them ([elastic#9239](elastic/eui#9239)) - Improved the accessibility of `EuiSelectable` by removing empty `aria-activedescendant` attribute when no option is active to ensure the search input is perceivable by screen readers ([elastic#9223](elastic/eui#9223)) --------- Co-authored-by: Weronika Olejniczak <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Jorge Oliveira <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Elastic Machine <[email protected]>
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Summary
Resolves #9043
This PR enables passing complex emoji aka emoji sequence into
initialsinEuiAvatar.Important
Attribution: this PR was authored in concert with Claude 4.5 Sonnet
Why are we making this change?
To enhance usage of
EuiAvatar. It was also a request.Screenshots
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QA
initialsprop (Storybook)EuiAvatarGeneral checklist
Checked in both light and dark modesChecked in both MacOS and Windows high contrast modes(emulate forced colors if you do not have access to a Windows machine.)Checked in mobileChecked for accessibility including keyboard-only and screenreader modesAdded documentationProps have proper autodocs (using@defaultif default values are missing) and playground togglesChecked Code Sandbox works for any docs examplesUpdated visual regression testsIf applicable, added the breaking change issue label (and filled out the breaking change checklist)If the changes unblock an issue in a different repo, smoke tested carefully (see Testing EUI features in Kibana ahead of time)If applicable, file an issue to update EUI's Figma library with any corresponding UI changes. (This is an internal repo, if you are external to Elastic, ask a maintainer to submit this request)