The range of characters that can be represented by Unicode is truly bewildering. If there’s a symbol that was ever used to represent a sound or a concept anywhere in the world, chances are pretty good ...

For anyone old enough to have worked with the hell of multiple incompatible character sets, Unicode has been a liberation; a true One Character Set To Contain Them All. We have so many Unicode ...

What, pray tell, is that "8." short for? Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I think that if your inability to use written language correctly is literally part of your identity, maybe you shouldn't be ...

In 2024, the Unicode Consortium debuted new emoji in September 2024, including the face with bags under eyes and the splatter emoji. You can find those emoji now on your Android and iPhone devices, as ...

It's easy to mistake an "l" for a "1" or an "I" with a poorly designed typeface. (Ahem.) Fortunately, modern fonts tend to use a variety of techniques to disambiguate those easily confused ...

Daniel writes guides on how to use the internet, explainers on how modern technology works, and the occasional smartwatch or e-reader review. He especially likes deep diving into niche topics that ...

You may have your own go-to emoji, but according to Emojipedia, these are some of the most popular emoji as of the beginning of September. The list changes periodically, so what's popular now might ...

Jules joined the Android Police team in 2019. He currently produces videos, creates art for our stories, and edits our podcast. Before that, he wrote features and news, managed our weekend content, ...

The Unicode Consortium picture....one of those is not like the others... Why is the Gov't of Oman a seat at the table? Click to expand... They seem to have a more complicated membership structure than ...