Unicode is a computing industry standard for the consistent encoding, representation and handling of text expressed in most of the world's writing systems. Developed in conjunction with the Universal Character Set standard and published in book form as The Unicode Standard, the latest version of Unicode contains a repertoire of more than 110,000 characters covering 100 scripts.
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Moonday Mornings: Twitter adds custom Bitcoin emoji
Hello Forkers, welcome to Moonday Mornings! Hard Fork's wrap-up of the weekend's top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines ...
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Unicode Consortium finally added a transgender flag emoji and more gender-inclusive designs
The Unicode Consortium revealed 117 new 2020 emoji designs, and among them is a transgender flag and more gender-inclusive ...
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A cryptocurrency debunker's quixotic quest to save endangered marmots with an emoji
The Vancouver Island Marmot is under threat, with only a couple of hundred observed in the wild. One cryptocurrency anti-influencer ...
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The new period emoji is a first step in ending period shame
There's officially a "blood drop" emoji which will be added to smartphones by spring this year. This could be the first step ...
