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AccordionBruceAccordionBruce
2026-02-10

@brentsleeper
And why Pickle added on top of ๐Ÿฅ’ Cucumber?

That gets into 300,000 species of beetle territory, and they just look the same

The ๐Ÿฅ’ even gets suggested when I type in โ€œpickleโ€

Brent Sleeperbrentsleeper@sfba.social
2026-02-10

Gotta say, Iโ€™m giving #Unicodeโ€™s #Emoji working group the squinty-eye over their decision to replace a highly useful skepticism signifier with something akin to the melting face.
blog.emojipedia.org/the-2026-2

Winbuzzerwinbuzzer
2026-02-10

winbuzzer.com/2026/02/10/micro

Microsoft Brings Camera Controls and Emoji 16.0 to Windows 11 Insiders

R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: :FreeBSD: ๐Ÿต :MiraLovesYou:rl_dane@polymaths.social
2026-02-09

I gotta say, I adore the fact that we're still using something very similar to 1980s "graphics characters" / "MouseText" / "Petscii" in 2026

(No, the QR code won't work for you, it's just an example :)

~ $ qrcp something.png 
Scan the following URL with a QR reader to start the file transfer, press CTRL+C or "q" to exit:
http://192.168.1.27:34909/send/gegg
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„ โ–ˆ โ–€โ–€โ–ˆ  โ–„โ–„โ–€โ–ˆโ–„โ–ˆโ–€โ–ˆ โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„ โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ โ–ˆ   โ–ˆ โ–ˆโ–€โ–„โ–„โ–„ โ–ˆโ–€โ–€โ–„โ–ˆโ–€โ–€โ–„โ–ˆ โ–ˆ   โ–ˆ โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ โ–ˆโ–„โ–„โ–„โ–ˆ โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–„โ–€โ–„โ–€โ–€โ–„โ–€ โ–„โ–€โ–€โ–€โ–ˆ โ–ˆโ–„โ–„โ–„โ–ˆ โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–ˆ โ–ˆ โ–€ โ–ˆโ–„โ–€ โ–ˆโ–„โ–ˆโ–„โ–ˆโ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ โ–€โ–„ โ–€ โ–„โ–„โ–ˆโ–„โ–€ โ–ˆ โ–€ โ–„ โ–ˆ โ–€โ–€ โ–€โ–€โ–„โ–ˆโ–„ โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ โ–ˆ  โ–€โ–„โ–ˆโ–ˆ โ–€  โ–„โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–€ โ–€โ–ˆ โ–€โ–ˆโ–€โ–„โ–€โ–„โ–„โ–€โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–„โ–„โ–ˆโ–„โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–„โ–ˆ โ–€โ–€ โ–€โ–ˆ โ–„โ–ˆ  โ–ˆ โ–„โ–€โ–€ โ–„โ–„โ–€โ–€โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–€โ–€โ–ˆ โ–ˆโ–„โ–„ โ–€ โ–€โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–€โ–„โ–ˆ โ–€โ–„โ–„โ–€ โ–ˆโ–€โ–„โ–„ โ–„โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–„โ–ˆ โ–€โ–€ โ–„โ–ˆโ–€โ–„โ–€โ–€โ–„โ–ˆ โ–€ โ–ˆโ–€โ–ˆโ–€  โ–„โ–„โ–ˆโ–€ โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–„โ–ˆโ–ˆ โ–€โ–€โ–„โ–ˆ โ–ˆ โ–€โ–€  โ–€โ–„ โ–€โ–€โ–ˆโ–€โ–„โ–€โ–„โ–„ โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–„โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–„โ–ˆ โ–„โ–„โ–„ โ–„โ–„โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–„โ–ˆ  โ–„โ–„โ–„   โ–€โ–€โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„ โ–ˆ โ–ˆ โ–„ โ–€  โ–€โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–€ โ–ˆโ–„โ–ˆ  โ–ˆ โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ โ–ˆ   โ–ˆ โ–ˆโ–€โ–„ โ–€โ–ˆโ–€โ–ˆ โ–„โ–€ โ–ˆโ–„โ–„  โ–„โ–„โ–€โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ โ–ˆโ–„โ–„โ–„โ–ˆ โ–ˆโ–„  โ–€  โ–ˆโ–„โ–ˆ โ–„ โ–€โ–ˆ โ–„ โ–„โ–ˆโ–€โ–„โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–„โ–ˆโ–„โ–ˆโ–„โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–„โ–„โ–ˆโ–„โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–„โ–„โ–ˆโ–„โ–ˆโ–„โ–„โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ
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~ $

#MouseText #Petscii #Unicode

Michel Marianimikaeru
2026-02-09

Full members (voting) of the Unicode Consortium (2026-02-08): Adobe, Airbnb, Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Salesforce, Translated.

๐Ÿ”— home.unicode.org/membership/me

Salesforce is back, once again... on and off, and on and off, and on... Part-time member, possibly?

Full members (voting) of the Unicode Consortium (2026-02-08): Adobe, Airbnb, Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Salesforce, Translated.
Felix ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บleobm@norden.social
2026-02-08

Interesting article explaining how important secure Unicode input validation is in (Java/Quarkus) apps in order to close Unicode security gaps and prevent attacks. To do this, inputs must be correctly checked and standardized.
Highly recommended, even for non-Java developers.

#unicode #webdev #security #hacking

open.substack.com/pub/myfear/p

Markus Eiselemyfear@mastodon.online
2026-02-08

Unicode isnโ€™t โ€œjust encoding.โ€ Itโ€™s an attack surface.

Invisible characters, BiDi overrides, and homograph attacks can break validation, spoof users, and corrupt data in Java apps.

This article shows how to defend Quarkus APIs properlyโ€”at the edge.

๐Ÿ‘‰ the-main-thread.com/p/unicode-

#Java #Quarkus #Security #Unicode #AppSec #SoftwareEngineering

Pete Alex Harris๐Ÿฆก๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธ๐ŸŒฒ/โˆž๐Ÿชโˆซpetealexharris@mastodon.scot
2026-02-06

#Unicode has been around for a while now and I'm still seeing (on images in presentations and videos) accented letters pasted into words in a completely different font, giving the words a kind of ransom-note-made-of-cut-up-newspaper vibe.

It's not hard, guys. Find out what you're looking at, say capital O with macron, look up the unicode for it, and use one of many ways to type it in: ลŒ.

If the font you're using doesn't have it, use a proper font, this is the 21st century FFS.

Klaus Alexander Sei๏ฌ†rupkas@social.magnetic-ink.dk
2026-02-02

#Iร˜vrigtMenerJegAt det er en stor fejl at #unicode ikke har nogen #WINDSOCK glyf.

Saadat Mateensaadat@saadatmand.pk
2026-02-02

New blog post, in which I geek out over Urdu digits, Unicode, and CSS counter styles: saadatmand.pk/blog/of-urdu-dig

#urdu #unicode #css

SnoopJSnoopJ@hachyderm.io
2026-01-31

The fruits of this round of Special Interest are some new functionality in this toy script I wrote that infers the classification of a codepoint by calling the #Python compiler a million or so times (up to 2x per codepoint) to compile single-statement programs

Now the program can compare its own observations to the `DerivedCoreProperties.txt` file from a #Unicode release and note any discrepancies

snoopj.dev/pyplay/valid_identi

Not only was this fun to mess around with, it also corrected a misunderstanding I had been operating under: I previously thought that Python was following all of the default recommendations in UAX #31, but there is (to my knowledge) exactly ONE exception: U+5F LOW LINE is treated by Python as belonging to `XID_Start` rather than the default categorization under `XID_Continue`.

TIL!

Max Iorshiorsh@kishkush.net
2026-01-30

RE: typo.social/@UnicodeWatch/1159

Another #Unicode gem discussing the meaning of alchemical symbols. Tartare salรฉ, s'il vous plaรฎt.

World Wide Web Consortiumw3c@w3c.social
2026-01-30

@Jain We'd love to have you, Jain!
w3.org/membership/

For Emoji standardization however, you'll have to rely on the #unicode consortium :blobcat3c:
home.unicode.org/emoji/about-e

calvin ๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ calvin@fedi.sphericalcow.space
2026-01-29

What's the difference between โ˜„ and โ˜„๏ธ?

The hexcodes start the same but the latter is longer:

โ˜„: e2 98 84

โ˜„๏ธ: e2 98 84 ef b8 8f

Are both considered to be "emoji"?

#emoji #unicode

Design BrouhahaMoritzBrouhaha@typo.social
2026-01-29

Mon talk "ร  la dรฉcouverte du monde au travers de l'Unicode" donnรฉ ร  Paris Web 2025 est dรฉsormais disponible !

paris-web.fr/2025/conference/a

Encore merci ร  @ParisWeb pour l'invitation.

Crรฉdit photo Aurore Trelauฬˆn pour Paris Web.

#design #typography #unicode

ma grosse tรชte devant un pupitre, j'ai l'air content
Jim DeLaHuntjdlh@mstdn.ca
2026-01-27

@sleepycat this paper doesn't cite two relevant official #Unicode reports on the subject: "Unicode Security Mechanisms" unicode.org/reports/tr39/ and "Unicode Identifiers and Syntax" unicode.org/reports/tr31/ . Was the paper interested in solving problems, or just in collecting the engagement from pointing them out?

Le site de Korbenkorben.info@web.brid.gy
2026-01-26

Font Generator - 170 polices stylรฉes pour votre bio Instagram

fed.brid.gy/r/https://korben.i

<p>Si vous avez envie de pimper votre bio Instagram, votre pseudo Discord ou vos posts TikTok avec des caractรจres stylisรฉs qui sortent de l'ordinaire, Font Generator va vous plaire ! C'est un outil gratuit en ligne qui convertit votre texte en 170+ styles diffรฉrents basรฉs sur Unicode, histoire de vous dรฉmarquer un peu dans la jungle des rรฉseaux sociaux.</p> <p> <img alt="" src="https://korben.info/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,fit=scale-down,quality=90,f=avif/fontgenerator-design-polices-unicode/fontgenerator-design-polices-unicode-2.png" /> </p> <p>Vous tapez votre texte dans la case, et hop, l'outil vous gรฉnรจre instantanรฉment des dizaines de variantes : polices Script Bold Italic, Fraktur (style Old English), texte dans des bulles, lettres barrรฉes, superscript, et j'en passe. Du coup, vous scrollez les styles disponibles, vous trouvez celui qui vous plaรฎt, et vous le copiez-collez directement oรน vous voulez. ร‡a marche sur Instagram, Discord, Twitter/X, et mรชme dans les jeux comme Roblox ou Fortnite.</p> <p>Ce qui est cool, c'est que tout รงa repose sur des caractรจres Unicode. Concrรจtement, รงa veut dire que ce ne sont pas de vraies polices au sens technique, mais des caractรจres spรฉciaux qui existent dรฉjร  dans la norme Unicode. Rรฉsultat, pas besoin d'installer quoi que ce soit, รงa fonctionne partout oรน l'Unicode est supportรฉ (spoiler : QUASIMENT PARTOUT). Vous copiez, vous collez, et รงa s'affiche correctement.</p> <p>Ayez quand mรชme conscience que pour les personnes malvoyantes, av
jeSuisatire neindochohh แ˜›โฬคแ•แทjesuisatire@social.tchncs.de
2026-01-26

The #Unicode for the question mark (?) is U+003F

@mina
Das mit der kuratierten /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de - Datei steht wahrscheinlich auf der prokrastinierenden #doDOโ€‹List.

Aktuell steht erst mal das programmieren der muscleMemory der neusten composeTastenOption und die Integration von Unicode into the memory an.

Interessant wรคre auch, die irgendwo erwรคhnte EURO-#Tastaturโ€‹option zu checken, kann den Tipp hier auf diesem Server gerade nicht finden:
@utiopiarte@tupambae.org?

#ZeroWidthSpace ist in der Birne, jetzt brauch ich erst mal Tastaturaccess fรผr ? und:
/ = uniCode U002F

@remindme DM 1day

David Cantrell ๐ŸDrHyde@fosstodon.org
2026-01-26

#TodayILearned #TIL ... that you can use combining accents on the # of a #hashtag! For example #ฬงCedilla. Why? Because someone, in a heroic feat of #DefensiveProgramming, thought "I bet some #weirdos will do that, I'd better deal with it sensibly". Why would weirdos like me do that? Because we're weirdos!

Also, you can pile them on top of each other! Therefore the official hashtag of #Zalgo is not #Zalgo, it is #ฬถออ„ฬฬผอœอ–ฬ–ฬฆออ‰ฬฬงฬ—Zalgo.

#Unicode

Design BrouhahaMoritzBrouhaha@typo.social
2026-01-26

เญงแ•าญ๐“าญแ•Šเญจ
It's Monday again

kaomojicool.club

#ASCII #unicode #kaomoji #้ก”ๆ–‡ๅญ— #ใ‹ใŠใ‚‚ใ˜

Crying Kaomoji

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