FYIPedia Widget Ecosystem
The Widget Ecosystem

FYIPedia

Widget Ecosystem

11 FYI Families · 53 reference sites · 87 npm packages. One ecosystem for embedding reference data — colors, fonts, units, chemistry, biology, transport, finance — on any website.

Zero dependencies. Shadow DOM. 4 themes. Free CDN. MIT licensed. Backed by IUPAC + IUCN + USDA + DrugBank + ICANN + IATA + 20 more authoritative sources.

The 11 FYI Families

Each family groups thematically related sites. Click family hub for widget docs.

C

Creative FYI

5 sites · widget.creativefyi.com

Color, font, emoji, symbol, unicode — design system reference

ColorFYI · FontFYI · EmojiFYI · SymbolFYI · UnicodeFYI

U

Utility FYI

4 sites · widget.toolfyi.com

Unit conversion, timezones, holidays, name analysis

UnitFYI · TimeFYI · HolidayFYI · NameFYI

B

Beverage FYI

7 sites · widget.drinkfyi.com

Cocktails, wine, beer, whiskey, sake, tea, coffee

CocktailFYI · VinoFYI · BeerFYI · WhiskeyFYI · NihonshuFYI · TeaFYI · BrewFYI

T

Tag FYI

6 sites · widget.tagfyi.com

Barcode, QR, NFC, BLE, RFID, smartcard standards

BarcodeFYI · QRCodeFYI · NFCFYI · BLEFYI · RFIDFYI · SmartCardFYI

N

Nature FYI

5 sites · widget.naturefyi.com

Species, birds, fish, plants, dinosaurs — biodiversity

SpeciesFYI · BirdFYI · FishFYI · PlantFYI · DinoFYI

S

Science FYI

5 sites · widget.labfyi.com

Chemistry, alloys, gemstones, stars, minerals

ChemFYI · AlloyFYI · GemFYI · StarFYI · MineralFYI

H

Health FYI

4 sites · widget.bodyfyi.com

Anatomy, pill ID, drugs, nutrition (educational only)

AnatomyFYI · PillFYI · DrugFYI · NutriFYI

T

Transport FYI

4 sites · widget.transitfyi.com

Airports, airlines, aircraft, railway stations

AirportFYI · AirlineFYI · PlaneFYI · TrainFYI

N

Network FYI

4 sites · widget.wirefyi.com

Submarine cables, TLDs, IPs, HTTP status codes

CableFYI · TLDFYI · IPFYI · StatusCodeFYI

G

Geo FYI

4 sites · widget.earthfyi.com

Distance, mountains, earthquakes, ZIP codes

DistanceFYI · MountainFYI · QuakeFYI · ZipFYI

G

Guide FYI

4 sites · widget.reffyi.com

Calculators, salary, universities, board games

CalcFYI · SalaryFYI · UnivFYI · BoardGameFYI

All Widget Hubs

Family-level widget documentation hubs (this page is the umbrella).

Quick Start

<!-- Add any FYI widget script (87 to choose from) -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/colorfyi-embed@1/dist/embed.min.js"></script>

<!-- Drop a widget anywhere -->
<div data-colorfyi="entity" data-slug="violet-500"></div>

87 npm Packages

One per site. Plus Python SDKs (PyPI) for select families.

npm Embed

53 packages — one per FYI site

@fyipedia on npm →

PyPI SDKs

Python clients for major sites

fyipedia on PyPI →

GitHub Source

All source repos open

github.com/fyipedia →

FAQ

What is FYIPedia?

An open-source ecosystem of 53 reference sites organized into 11 thematic families. Each site has a public REST API, npm embed package, and per-site widget docs. MIT licensed.

How many widgets are available?

87 npm packages (one per site) with 10+ widget types each = 870+ unique widget variations. Plus 10 family-level hubs (this page is the umbrella).

Are FYIPedia widgets free?

100% free. No paywall, no API key, no rate limit. MIT licensed. Widget footer shows "Powered by [site]" — the only requirement. Hosted on free CDN (jsDelivr).

How is the data sourced?

Each site sources from authoritative origins: IUPAC + NIST (chemistry), IUCN + eBird (wildlife), POWO + Kew (plants), USDA + DrugBank + FDA (health), Hipparcos + Gaia (astronomy), IMA (minerals), GIA (gems), ICANN + RFCs (network), IATA + ICAO (transport), MaxMind GeoLite2 (IP). Quarterly refresh.

Can I contribute or fork?

Yes — all source repos at github.com/fyipedia. Per-site embed packages at fyipedia/{site}-embed. Family hubs at fyipedia/{family}-widget-hub. PRs welcome.

What makes FYI Families different?

Three differentiators: (1) Cross-family linking — a font widget can reference unicode coverage, a chemistry widget can link to a mineral. (2) Consistent API + widget pattern across all 53 sites. (3) Open data + open source — embed without licensing fees, vendor lock-in, or API limits.