diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd9af06..57c47fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ emoji.search('cof') // returns an array of objects with matching emoji's. `[{ em
 emoji.unemojify('I ❤️ 🍕') // replaces the actual emoji with :emoji:, in this case: returns "I :heart: :pizza:"
 emoji.find('🍕'); // Find the `pizza` emoji, and returns `({ emoji: '🍕', key: 'pizza' })`;
 emoji.find('pizza'); // Find the `pizza` emoji, and returns `({ emoji: '🍕', key: 'pizza' })`;
+emoji.hasEmoji('🍕'); // Validate if this library knows an emoji like `🍕`
+emoji.hasEmoji('pizza'); // Validate if this library knowns a emoji with the name `pizza`
 ```
 
 ## Options
diff --git a/lib/emoji.js b/lib/emoji.js
index b705107..e0cc577 100644
--- a/lib/emoji.js
+++ b/lib/emoji.js
@@ -137,6 +137,36 @@ Emoji.findByCode = function get(code) {
   return name ? ({ emoji: emojiByName[name], key: name }) : undefined;
 };
 
+
+/**
+ * Check if an emoji is known by this library
+ * @param {string} nameOrCode The emoji to validate, either `coffee`, `:coffee:` or `☕`;
+ * @return {object}
+ */
+Emoji.hasEmoji = function get(nameOrCode) {
+  return Emoji.hasEmojiByName(nameOrCode) || Emoji.hasEmojiByCode(nameOrCode);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Check if an emoji with given name is known by this library
+ * @param {string} name The emoji to validate either `coffee` or `:coffee:`;
+ * @return {object}
+ */
+Emoji.hasEmojiByName = function get(name) {
+  var result = Emoji.findByName(name);
+  return !!result && result.key === stripColons(name);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Check if a given emoji is known by this library
+ * @param {string} code The emoji to validate; for example `☕` or `☔`
+ * @return {object}
+ */
+Emoji.hasEmojiByCode = function get(code) {
+  var result = Emoji.findByCode(code);
+  return !!result && stripNSB(result.emoji) === stripNSB(code);
+};
+
 /**
  * get emoji name from code
  * @param  {string} emoji
diff --git a/test/emoji.js b/test/emoji.js
index 3c9ded4..846f76e 100644
--- a/test/emoji.js
+++ b/test/emoji.js
@@ -215,4 +215,36 @@ describe("emoji.js", function () {
       should.not.exists(result);
     })
   });
+
+  describe('hasEmoji', function() {
+    it('Should be able to check a emoji by :name:', function() {
+      var result = emoji.hasEmoji(':heart:');
+      result.should.equal(true)
+    });
+
+    it('Should be able to check a emoji by name', function() {
+      var result = emoji.hasEmoji('heart');
+      result.should.equal(true);
+    });
+
+    it('Should be able to check a emoji by code text form)', function() {
+      var result = emoji.hasEmoji('❤');
+      result.should.equal(true);
+    });
+
+    it('Should be able to check a emoji by code in variant form', function() {
+      var result = emoji.hasEmoji('❤️');
+      result.should.equal(true);
+    });
+
+    it('Should return false for unknown emoji names', function() {
+      var result = emoji.hasEmoji(':pizza-kiss-coffee:');
+      result.should.equal(false);
+    });
+
+    it('Should return false for unknown emoji codes', function() {
+      var result = emoji.hasEmoji('🍕❤️‍💋‍☕');
+      result.should.equal(false);
+    });
+  });
 });