Announcing The Unicode® Standard, Version 13.0:
Version 13.0 of the Unicode Standard is now available, including the core specification, annexes, and data files. This version adds 5,390 characters, for a total of 143,859 characters. These additions include four new scripts, for a total of 154 scripts, as well as 55 new emoji characters.
The new scripts and characters in Version 13.0 add support for modern language groups in Africa, Pakistan, South Asia, and China:
[...] Support for scholarly work was extended worldwide, including:
[...] Popular symbol additions include:
[...] Important chart font updates, including:
[...] Additional support for lesser-used languages and scholarly work was extended, including:
When will the first, all-emoji story or comment appear on SoylentNews? What are people going to do if they use text-only browsers or are visually-impaired?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday March 29 2020, @03:53AM (2 children)
We occasionally use one as a department value or when it's relevant, other than that we're old and grouchy and prefer anything outside ascii stay off of our lawns.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 3, Touché) by bzipitidoo on Monday March 30 2020, @07:00AM (1 child)
ᛚᚩᚩᛱ ᛱᛁᛞ ᚫᛋᚳᛁᛁ ᛁᛋ ᚾᚩᛏ ᚩᛚᛞ. ᛖᚢᛖᚾ ᛩᚻᛖᚱᛏᚤ ᛁᛋ ᚾᚩᛏ ᚩᛚᛞ. ᚤᚩᚢ ᚻᚫᚾᛏ ᚩᛚᛞ ᚤᚩᚢ ᚷᚩᛏᛏᚫ ᚢᛋᛖ ᚱᚢᚾᛖᛋ!
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday March 31 2020, @04:21AM
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My rights don't end where your fear begins.