diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/EmojiManager.java b/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/EmojiManager.java
index 3e75851..8edfe27 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/EmojiManager.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/EmojiManager.java
@@ -526,17 +526,6 @@ public static String replaceEmojis(final String text, Function<Emoji, String> re
         return replaceEmojis(text, replacementFunction, Arrays.asList(emojisToReplace));
     }
 
-    private static int[] stringToCodePoints(String text) {
-        int[] codePoints = new int[getCodePointCount(text)];
-        int j = 0;
-        for (int i = 0; i < text.length();) {
-            final int codePoint = text.codePointAt(i);
-            codePoints[j++] = codePoint;
-            i += Character.charCount(codePoint);
-        }
-        return codePoints;
-    }
-
     /*public static List<Emoji> testEmojiPattern(final String text) {
         if (isStringNullOrEmpty(text)) return Collections.emptyList();
 
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/EmojiUtils.java b/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/EmojiUtils.java
index b0fb6a7..334be1c 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/EmojiUtils.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/net/fellbaum/jemoji/EmojiUtils.java
@@ -28,4 +28,15 @@ public static <K, V> Optional<V> findEmojiByEitherAlias(final Map<K, V> map, fin
         if (secondValue != null) return Optional.of(secondValue);
         return Optional.empty();
     }
+
+    public static int[] stringToCodePoints(String text) {
+        int[] codePoints = new int[getCodePointCount(text)];
+        int j = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < text.length();) {
+            final int codePoint = text.codePointAt(i);
+            codePoints[j++] = codePoint;
+            i += Character.charCount(codePoint);
+        }
+        return codePoints;
+    }
 }