The organization responsible for publishing the Unicode Standard says that it’s pushing back the release of Unicode 14.0 by six months due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In a nutshell, a lot of volunteer time goes into producing an updated standard, and many volunteers have a lot of other things on their minds at […]
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Unicode 10 includes a Bitcoin sign, Colbert emoji (with one eyebrow raised)
The Unicode Consortium has released version 10 of the Unicode Standard, adding more than 8 thousand new characters including 56 new emoji characters, which are part of the new Emoji 5.0 standard. Some highlights include the addition of a Bitcoin sign and emoji for dumplings, sandwiches, pretzels, broccoli, and a “face with raised eyebrow,” which […]
Face Palm, Shrug, and Selfie emoji could be coming in 2016
It might be a while before you can include a dumpling emoji in a text message. But later this year you might be able to add a croissant, avocado, owl, or sneezing face with the tap of a button. Unicode 9.0 will be released in June, 2016 and the Unicode Consortium has just unveiled 74 characters […]
Windows 10 gives you the middle finger (emoji)
It’s been nearly a year since Unicode 7.0 was standardized, adding support for nearly 3 thousand new characters including a number of new emoji which give users new ways to express themselves through pictures as well as text. One of those new emoji is a hand with a middle finger raised… but in the year […]