diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 7f536d3..c3fbc94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ jobs:
       run: cargo fmt -- --check
 
     - name: Clippy
-      run: cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets
+      run: cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --all-features
 
     - name: Test
       run: |
-        cargo test --workspace --all-targets
-        cargo test --workspace --doc
+        cargo test --workspace --all-targets --all-features
+        cargo test --workspace --doc --all-features
 
   msrv:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@1.60
 
       - name: Test
-        run: cargo test
+        run: cargo test --all-features
 
   generated:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ea8c4bf..81cf465 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 /target
+/.vscode
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index db6e136..14c4fd4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4,30 +4,27 @@ version = 3
 
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
-version = "1.0.75"
+version = "1.0.86"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a4668cab20f66d8d020e1fbc0ebe47217433c1b6c8f2040faf858554e394ace6"
+checksum = "b3d1d046238990b9cf5bcde22a3fb3584ee5cf65fb2765f454ed428c7a0063da"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
+checksum = "0c4b4d0bd25bd0b74681c0ad21497610ce1b7c91b1022cd21c80c6fbdd9476b0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.0.83"
+version = "1.1.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f1174fb0b6ec23863f8b971027804a42614e347eafb0a95bf0b12cdae21fc4d0"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
-]
+checksum = "2aba8f4e9906c7ce3c73463f62a7f0c65183ada1a2d47e397cc8810827f9694f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "curl"
-version = "0.4.44"
+version = "0.4.46"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "509bd11746c7ac09ebd19f0b17782eae80aadee26237658a6b4808afb5c11a22"
+checksum = "1e2161dd6eba090ff1594084e95fd67aeccf04382ffea77999ea94ed42ec67b6"
 dependencies = [
  "curl-sys",
  "libc",
@@ -35,14 +32,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "openssl-sys",
  "schannel",
  "socket2",
- "winapi",
+ "windows-sys",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "curl-sys"
-version = "0.4.65+curl-8.2.1"
+version = "0.4.73+curl-8.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "961ba061c9ef2fe34bbd12b807152d96f0badd2bebe7b90ce6c8c8b7572a0986"
+checksum = "450ab250ecf17227c39afb9a2dd9261dc0035cb80f2612472fc0c4aac2dcb84d"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "libc",
@@ -50,7 +47,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "openssl-sys",
  "pkg-config",
  "vcpkg",
- "winapi",
+ "windows-sys",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -58,6 +55,9 @@ name = "emojis"
 version = "0.6.2"
 dependencies = [
  "phf",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "toml",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -101,21 +101,21 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "itoa"
-version = "1.0.9"
+version = "1.0.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "af150ab688ff2122fcef229be89cb50dd66af9e01a4ff320cc137eecc9bacc38"
+checksum = "49f1f14873335454500d59611f1cf4a4b0f786f9ac11f4312a78e4cf2566695b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.147"
+version = "0.2.155"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b4668fb0ea861c1df094127ac5f1da3409a82116a4ba74fca2e58ef927159bb3"
+checksum = "97b3888a4aecf77e811145cadf6eef5901f4782c53886191b2f693f24761847c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libz-sys"
-version = "1.1.12"
+version = "1.1.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d97137b25e321a73eef1418d1d5d2eda4d77e12813f8e6dead84bc52c5870a7b"
+checksum = "c15da26e5af7e25c90b37a2d75cdbf940cf4a55316de9d84c679c9b8bfabf82e"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "libc",
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ checksum = "ff011a302c396a5197692431fc1948019154afc178baf7d8e37367442a4601cf"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl-sys"
-version = "0.9.92"
+version = "0.9.103"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "db7e971c2c2bba161b2d2fdf37080177eff520b3bc044787c7f1f5f9e78d869b"
+checksum = "7f9e8deee91df40a943c71b917e5874b951d32a802526c85721ce3b776c929d6"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "libc",
@@ -181,24 +181,24 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pkg-config"
-version = "0.3.27"
+version = "0.3.30"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "26072860ba924cbfa98ea39c8c19b4dd6a4a25423dbdf219c1eca91aa0cf6964"
+checksum = "d231b230927b5e4ad203db57bbcbee2802f6bce620b1e4a9024a07d94e2907ec"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.66"
+version = "1.0.86"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "18fb31db3f9bddb2ea821cde30a9f70117e3f119938b5ee630b7403aa6e2ead9"
+checksum = "5e719e8df665df0d1c8fbfd238015744736151d4445ec0836b8e628aae103b77"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
-version = "1.0.33"
+version = "1.0.36"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5267fca4496028628a95160fc423a33e8b2e6af8a5302579e322e4b520293cae"
+checksum = "0fa76aaf39101c457836aec0ce2316dbdc3ab723cdda1c6bd4e6ad4208acaca7"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
@@ -220,33 +220,33 @@ checksum = "ec0be4795e2f6a28069bec0b5ff3e2ac9bafc99e6a9a7dc3547996c5c816922c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ryu"
-version = "1.0.15"
+version = "1.0.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1ad4cc8da4ef723ed60bced201181d83791ad433213d8c24efffda1eec85d741"
+checksum = "f3cb5ba0dc43242ce17de99c180e96db90b235b8a9fdc9543c96d2209116bd9f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "schannel"
-version = "0.1.22"
+version = "0.1.23"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0c3733bf4cf7ea0880754e19cb5a462007c4a8c1914bff372ccc95b464f1df88"
+checksum = "fbc91545643bcf3a0bbb6569265615222618bdf33ce4ffbbd13c4bbd4c093534"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-sys",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.188"
+version = "1.0.145"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cf9e0fcba69a370eed61bcf2b728575f726b50b55cba78064753d708ddc7549e"
+checksum = "728eb6351430bccb993660dfffc5a72f91ccc1295abaa8ce19b27ebe4f75568b"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.188"
+version = "1.0.145"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4eca7ac642d82aa35b60049a6eccb4be6be75e599bd2e9adb5f875a737654af2"
+checksum = "81fa1584d3d1bcacd84c277a0dfe21f5b0f6accf4a23d04d4c6d61f1af522b4c"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.105"
+version = "1.0.99"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "693151e1ac27563d6dbcec9dee9fbd5da8539b20fa14ad3752b2e6d363ace360"
+checksum = "46266871c240a00b8f503b877622fe33430b3c7d963bdc0f2adc511e54a1eae3"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
  "ryu",
@@ -272,19 +272,19 @@ checksum = "38b58827f4464d87d377d175e90bf58eb00fd8716ff0a62f80356b5e61555d0d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "socket2"
-version = "0.4.9"
+version = "0.5.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "64a4a911eed85daf18834cfaa86a79b7d266ff93ff5ba14005426219480ed662"
+checksum = "ce305eb0b4296696835b71df73eb912e0f1ffd2556a501fcede6e0c50349191c"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "winapi",
+ "windows-sys",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.31"
+version = "1.0.109"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "718fa2415bcb8d8bd775917a1bf12a7931b6dfa890753378538118181e0cb398"
+checksum = "72b64191b275b66ffe2469e8af2c1cfe3bafa67b529ead792a6d0160888b4237"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -297,17 +297,26 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "48ed51d496b818a158761fb6b75e24df2380588996e609afe3fd3993577ff628"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "toml"
+version = "0.5.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f4f7f0dd8d50a853a531c426359045b1998f04219d88799810762cd4ad314234"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-ident"
-version = "1.0.11"
+version = "1.0.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "301abaae475aa91687eb82514b328ab47a211a533026cb25fc3e519b86adfc3c"
+checksum = "3354b9ac3fae1ff6755cb6db53683adb661634f67557942dea4facebec0fee4b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-segmentation"
-version = "1.10.1"
+version = "1.11.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1dd624098567895118886609431a7c3b8f516e41d30e0643f03d94592a147e36"
+checksum = "d4c87d22b6e3f4a18d4d40ef354e97c90fcb14dd91d7dc0aa9d8a1172ebf7202"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vcpkg"
@@ -315,46 +324,25 @@ version = "0.2.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "accd4ea62f7bb7a82fe23066fb0957d48ef677f6eeb8215f372f52e48bb32426"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "winapi"
-version = "0.3.9"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5c839a674fcd7a98952e593242ea400abe93992746761e38641405d28b00f419"
-dependencies = [
- "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu",
- "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu"
-version = "0.4.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ac3b87c63620426dd9b991e5ce0329eff545bccbbb34f3be09ff6fb6ab51b7b6"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
-version = "0.4.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
-version = "0.48.0"
+version = "0.52.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "677d2418bec65e3338edb076e806bc1ec15693c5d0104683f2efe857f61056a9"
+checksum = "282be5f36a8ce781fad8c8ae18fa3f9beff57ec1b52cb3de0789201425d9a33d"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-targets",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-targets"
-version = "0.48.5"
+version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9a2fa6e2155d7247be68c096456083145c183cbbbc2764150dda45a87197940c"
+checksum = "9b724f72796e036ab90c1021d4780d4d3d648aca59e491e6b98e725b84e99973"
 dependencies = [
  "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
  "windows_aarch64_msvc",
  "windows_i686_gnu",
+ "windows_i686_gnullvm",
  "windows_i686_msvc",
  "windows_x86_64_gnu",
  "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
@@ -363,42 +351,48 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
-version = "0.48.5"
+version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2b38e32f0abccf9987a4e3079dfb67dcd799fb61361e53e2882c3cbaf0d905d8"
+checksum = "32a4622180e7a0ec044bb555404c800bc9fd9ec262ec147edd5989ccd0c02cd3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
-version = "0.48.5"
+version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dc35310971f3b2dbbf3f0690a219f40e2d9afcf64f9ab7cc1be722937c26b4bc"
+checksum = "09ec2a7bb152e2252b53fa7803150007879548bc709c039df7627cabbd05d469"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
-version = "0.48.5"
+version = "0.52.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8e9b5ad5ab802e97eb8e295ac6720e509ee4c243f69d781394014ebfe8bbfa0b"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnullvm"
+version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a75915e7def60c94dcef72200b9a8e58e5091744960da64ec734a6c6e9b3743e"
+checksum = "0eee52d38c090b3caa76c563b86c3a4bd71ef1a819287c19d586d7334ae8ed66"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
-version = "0.48.5"
+version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8f55c233f70c4b27f66c523580f78f1004e8b5a8b659e05a4eb49d4166cca406"
+checksum = "240948bc05c5e7c6dabba28bf89d89ffce3e303022809e73deaefe4f6ec56c66"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
-version = "0.48.5"
+version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "53d40abd2583d23e4718fddf1ebec84dbff8381c07cae67ff7768bbf19c6718e"
+checksum = "147a5c80aabfbf0c7d901cb5895d1de30ef2907eb21fbbab29ca94c5b08b1a78"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
-version = "0.48.5"
+version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0b7b52767868a23d5bab768e390dc5f5c55825b6d30b86c844ff2dc7414044cc"
+checksum = "24d5b23dc417412679681396f2b49f3de8c1473deb516bd34410872eff51ed0d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
-version = "0.48.5"
+version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ed94fce61571a4006852b7389a063ab983c02eb1bb37b47f8272ce92d06d9538"
+checksum = "589f6da84c646204747d1270a2a5661ea66ed1cced2631d546fdfb155959f9ec"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a40eebd..4e3044a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,3 +16,11 @@ members = ["generate"]
 
 [dependencies]
 phf = { version = "0.11.1", default-features = false }
+serde = { version = "1.0.145", default-features = false, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+serde_json = "1.0.99"
+toml = "0.5.11"
+
+[features]
+serde = ["dep:serde"]
diff --git a/generate/src/main.rs b/generate/src/main.rs
index 5fdaaa6..ac5de95 100644
--- a/generate/src/main.rs
+++ b/generate/src/main.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ fn write_group_enum<W: io::Write>(w: &mut W, unicode_data: &unicode::ParsedData)
         w,
         "#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord)]"
     )?;
+    writeln!(
+        w,
+        r#"#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]"#,
+    )?;
     writeln!(w, "pub enum Group {{")?;
     for name in unicode_data.keys() {
         if name == "Component" {
diff --git a/src/gen/mod.rs b/src/gen/mod.rs
index f5bc509..e315c24 100644
--- a/src/gen/mod.rs
+++ b/src/gen/mod.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use crate::{Emoji, SkinTone, UnicodeVersion};
 ///
 /// Based on Unicode CLDR data.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 pub enum Group {
    SmileysAndEmotion,
    PeopleAndBody,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e320200..d75b58a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ pub struct Emoji {
 
 /// A Unicode version.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 pub struct UnicodeVersion {
     major: u32,
     minor: u32,
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ pub struct UnicodeVersion {
 
 /// The skin tone of an emoji.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum SkinTone {
     Default,
@@ -459,6 +461,43 @@ impl fmt::Display for Emoji {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+impl serde::Serialize for &'static Emoji {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: serde::Serializer,
+    {
+        serializer.serialize_str(self.as_str())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+impl<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de> for &'static Emoji {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        struct Visitor;
+
+        impl<'de> serde::de::Visitor<'de> for Visitor {
+            type Value = &'static Emoji;
+
+            fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut core::fmt::Formatter) -> core::fmt::Result {
+                formatter.write_str("a string representing an emoji")
+            }
+
+            fn visit_str<E>(self, value: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+            where
+                E: serde::de::Error,
+            {
+                crate::get(value).ok_or_else(|| E::custom("invalid emoji"))
+            }
+        }
+
+        deserializer.deserialize_str(Visitor)
+    }
+}
+
 impl Group {
     /// Returns an iterator over all groups.
     ///
diff --git a/tests/serde.rs b/tests/serde.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3345154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/serde.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#![cfg(feature = "serde")]
+
+use emojis::{Emoji, Group, SkinTone, UnicodeVersion};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct Test {
+    skin_tone: SkinTone,
+    group: Group,
+    emoji: &'static Emoji,
+    version: UnicodeVersion,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_serialize_roundtrip_json() {
+    let test = Test {
+        emoji: emojis::get("🚀").unwrap(),
+        version: UnicodeVersion::new(13, 0),
+        skin_tone: SkinTone::Default,
+        group: Group::Activities,
+    };
+    let serialized = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&test).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        serialized,
+        r#"{
+  "skin_tone": "Default",
+  "group": "Activities",
+  "emoji": "🚀",
+  "version": {
+    "major": 13,
+    "minor": 0
+  }
+}"#
+    );
+    let deserialized: Test = serde_json::from_str(&serialized).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(deserialized, test);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_serialize_roundtrip_toml() {
+    let test = Test {
+        emoji: emojis::get("🚀").unwrap(),
+        skin_tone: SkinTone::Default,
+        group: Group::Activities,
+        version: UnicodeVersion::new(13, 0),
+    };
+    let serialized = toml::to_string(&test).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        serialized,
+        r#"skin_tone = "Default"
+group = "Activities"
+emoji = "🚀"
+
+[version]
+major = 13
+minor = 0
+"#
+    );
+
+    let deserialized: Test = toml::from_str(&serialized).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(deserialized, test);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn emoji_deserialize_invalid() {
+    let err = serde_json::from_str::<Test>(r#"{"emoji":"invalid"}"#).unwrap_err();
+    assert_eq!(err.to_string(), "invalid emoji at line 1 column 18");
+}