Monday, 18 May 2015
There’s a big update to Unicode on the horizon and that means not only new emoji — hello, taco — but a number of changes for those that already exist and are under hot debate. The contents of a ‘public review issue‘ (PRI) request from the Unicode Consortium – the group that defines the standard – clarifies the meaning of a number of controversial symbols. For example, the document details 🙏, which is often used to indicate high-five. The group says that it is not a high-five and indicates “praying, bowing or thanking.” The document discusses a number of other emoji such as 💁, (“information desk person”)…
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