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There must be a Unicode geek here who can explain why the heart emojis include grey, pink, and light blue variants, but the circles and squares don’t?

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  • katemorley@hachyderm.ioK This user is from outside of this forum
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    There must be a Unicode geek here who can explain why the heart emojis include grey, pink, and light blue variants, but the circles and squares don’t?

    πŸ–€πŸ©ΆπŸ€πŸ©·β€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ©΅πŸ’™πŸ’œπŸ€Ž
    βš«οΈγ€€βšͺοΈγ€€πŸ”΄πŸŸ πŸŸ‘πŸŸ’γ€€πŸ”΅πŸŸ£πŸŸ€
    β¬›οΈγ€€β¬œοΈγ€€πŸŸ₯πŸŸ§πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©γ€€πŸŸ¦πŸŸͺ🟫

    emily_s@mastodon.me.ukE robb@social.lolR mage@eldritch.cafeM miriamrobern@dice.campM L 10 Replies Last reply
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    • katemorley@hachyderm.ioK katemorley@hachyderm.io

      There must be a Unicode geek here who can explain why the heart emojis include grey, pink, and light blue variants, but the circles and squares don’t?

      πŸ–€πŸ©ΆπŸ€πŸ©·β€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ©΅πŸ’™πŸ’œπŸ€Ž
      βš«οΈγ€€βšͺοΈγ€€πŸ”΄πŸŸ πŸŸ‘πŸŸ’γ€€πŸ”΅πŸŸ£πŸŸ€
      β¬›οΈγ€€β¬œοΈγ€€πŸŸ₯πŸŸ§πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©γ€€πŸŸ¦πŸŸͺ🟫

      emily_s@mastodon.me.ukE This user is from outside of this forum
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      #2

      @katemorley Oooh interesting. @Edent something you might know?

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      • katemorley@hachyderm.ioK katemorley@hachyderm.io

        There must be a Unicode geek here who can explain why the heart emojis include grey, pink, and light blue variants, but the circles and squares don’t?

        πŸ–€πŸ©ΆπŸ€πŸ©·β€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ©΅πŸ’™πŸ’œπŸ€Ž
        βš«οΈγ€€βšͺοΈγ€€πŸ”΄πŸŸ πŸŸ‘πŸŸ’γ€€πŸ”΅πŸŸ£πŸŸ€
        β¬›οΈγ€€β¬œοΈγ€€πŸŸ₯πŸŸ§πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©γ€€πŸŸ¦πŸŸͺ🟫

        robb@social.lolR This user is from outside of this forum
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        #3

        @katemorley The proposals for the extra ones in 2022 (pink, light blue, grey) didn't include proposals for the circles or squares which now you put them all together like that seems like a grave injustice. Source: https://emojipedia.org/unicode-15.0

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        • emily_s@mastodon.me.ukE emily_s@mastodon.me.uk

          @katemorley Oooh interesting. @Edent something you might know?

          edent@mastodon.socialE This user is from outside of this forum
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          @emily_s @katemorley
          Existing Emoji compatibility basically.
          Without looking through all the docs, I suspect that the coloured circles already existed in Japanese phones - so were encoded "as-is".

          The hearts are more modern - https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2021/21075-heart-emoji-coverage.pdf

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          • katemorley@hachyderm.ioK katemorley@hachyderm.io

            There must be a Unicode geek here who can explain why the heart emojis include grey, pink, and light blue variants, but the circles and squares don’t?

            πŸ–€πŸ©ΆπŸ€πŸ©·β€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ©΅πŸ’™πŸ’œπŸ€Ž
            βš«οΈγ€€βšͺοΈγ€€πŸ”΄πŸŸ πŸŸ‘πŸŸ’γ€€πŸ”΅πŸŸ£πŸŸ€
            β¬›οΈγ€€β¬œοΈγ€€πŸŸ₯πŸŸ§πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©γ€€πŸŸ¦πŸŸͺ🟫

            mage@eldritch.cafeM This user is from outside of this forum
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            #5

            @katemorley We need to tackle the color gap in circle and square emoji

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            • katemorley@hachyderm.ioK katemorley@hachyderm.io

              There must be a Unicode geek here who can explain why the heart emojis include grey, pink, and light blue variants, but the circles and squares don’t?

              πŸ–€πŸ©ΆπŸ€πŸ©·β€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ©΅πŸ’™πŸ’œπŸ€Ž
              βš«οΈγ€€βšͺοΈγ€€πŸ”΄πŸŸ πŸŸ‘πŸŸ’γ€€πŸ”΅πŸŸ£πŸŸ€
              β¬›οΈγ€€β¬œοΈγ€€πŸŸ₯πŸŸ§πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©γ€€πŸŸ¦πŸŸͺ🟫

              miriamrobern@dice.campM This user is from outside of this forum
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              @katemorley i dont have a productive answer for you

              but omg you made little peoples! theyre so cute!

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              • katemorley@hachyderm.ioK katemorley@hachyderm.io

                There must be a Unicode geek here who can explain why the heart emojis include grey, pink, and light blue variants, but the circles and squares don’t?

                πŸ–€πŸ©ΆπŸ€πŸ©·β€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ©΅πŸ’™πŸ’œπŸ€Ž
                βš«οΈγ€€βšͺοΈγ€€πŸ”΄πŸŸ πŸŸ‘πŸŸ’γ€€πŸ”΅πŸŸ£πŸŸ€
                β¬›οΈγ€€β¬œοΈγ€€πŸŸ₯πŸŸ§πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©γ€€πŸŸ¦πŸŸͺ🟫

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                luc0x61@mastodon.gamedev.place
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                @katemorley Love is overrated.

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                • katemorley@hachyderm.ioK katemorley@hachyderm.io

                  There must be a Unicode geek here who can explain why the heart emojis include grey, pink, and light blue variants, but the circles and squares don’t?

                  πŸ–€πŸ©ΆπŸ€πŸ©·β€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ©΅πŸ’™πŸ’œπŸ€Ž
                  βš«οΈγ€€βšͺοΈγ€€πŸ”΄πŸŸ πŸŸ‘πŸŸ’γ€€πŸ”΅πŸŸ£πŸŸ€
                  β¬›οΈγ€€β¬œοΈγ€€πŸŸ₯πŸŸ§πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©γ€€πŸŸ¦πŸŸͺ🟫

                  th@social.v.stT This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @katemorley unfortunately the hearts look like tofu to me

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                  • katemorley@hachyderm.ioK katemorley@hachyderm.io

                    There must be a Unicode geek here who can explain why the heart emojis include grey, pink, and light blue variants, but the circles and squares don’t?

                    πŸ–€πŸ©ΆπŸ€πŸ©·β€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ©΅πŸ’™πŸ’œπŸ€Ž
                    βš«οΈγ€€βšͺοΈγ€€πŸ”΄πŸŸ πŸŸ‘πŸŸ’γ€€πŸ”΅πŸŸ£πŸŸ€
                    β¬›οΈγ€€β¬œοΈγ€€πŸŸ₯πŸŸ§πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©γ€€πŸŸ¦πŸŸͺ🟫

                    rigrig@akkoma.tubul.netR This user is from outside of this forum
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                    @katemorley@hachyderm.io Characters are added when somebody asks nicely, they only asked for pink/gray/light blue hearts, and nobody thought to add other shapes.

                    Digging around a bit, I've already found 6 different Unicode versions adding coloured hearts:

                    • ❀️ added in 1.1
                    • πŸ’™ 6.0
                    • πŸ–€ 9.0
                    • 🧑 10.0
                    • 🀎 12.0
                    • 🩷 15.0

                    Totally well-organized πŸ˜‰

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                    • th@social.v.stT th@social.v.st

                      @katemorley unfortunately the hearts look like tofu to me

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                      muzzle@theforkiverse.com
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                      @th @katemorley

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                      • katemorley@hachyderm.ioK katemorley@hachyderm.io

                        There must be a Unicode geek here who can explain why the heart emojis include grey, pink, and light blue variants, but the circles and squares don’t?

                        πŸ–€πŸ©ΆπŸ€πŸ©·β€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ©΅πŸ’™πŸ’œπŸ€Ž
                        βš«οΈγ€€βšͺοΈγ€€πŸ”΄πŸŸ πŸŸ‘πŸŸ’γ€€πŸ”΅πŸŸ£πŸŸ€
                        β¬›οΈγ€€β¬œοΈγ€€πŸŸ₯πŸŸ§πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©γ€€πŸŸ¦πŸŸͺ🟫

                        bit@ohai.socialB This user is from outside of this forum
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                        #11

                        @katemorley
                        Easy fix. 😁

                        πŸ–€πŸ©ΆπŸ€πŸ©·β€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ©΅πŸ’™πŸ’œπŸ€Ž
                        ⚫️️🐨βšͺοΈοΈπŸ§ πŸ”΄πŸŸ πŸŸ‘πŸŸ’πŸ₯ΆπŸ”΅πŸŸ£πŸŸ€
                        β¬›οΈοΈπŸ€–β¬œοΈοΈπŸ©πŸŸ₯🟧🟨🟩🧊🟦πŸŸͺ🟫

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                        • katemorley@hachyderm.ioK katemorley@hachyderm.io

                          There must be a Unicode geek here who can explain why the heart emojis include grey, pink, and light blue variants, but the circles and squares don’t?

                          πŸ–€πŸ©ΆπŸ€πŸ©·β€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ©΅πŸ’™πŸ’œπŸ€Ž
                          βš«οΈγ€€βšͺοΈγ€€πŸ”΄πŸŸ πŸŸ‘πŸŸ’γ€€πŸ”΅πŸŸ£πŸŸ€
                          β¬›οΈγ€€β¬œοΈγ€€πŸŸ₯πŸŸ§πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©γ€€πŸŸ¦πŸŸͺ🟫

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                          @katemorley Perhaps they could solve this by adding colour combining characters and deprecating the colour-specific codepoints for shapes? For simple shapes, they could be composited algorithmically and new colours added as needed.

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                          • katemorley@hachyderm.ioK katemorley@hachyderm.io

                            There must be a Unicode geek here who can explain why the heart emojis include grey, pink, and light blue variants, but the circles and squares don’t?

                            πŸ–€πŸ©ΆπŸ€πŸ©·β€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ©΅πŸ’™πŸ’œπŸ€Ž
                            βš«οΈγ€€βšͺοΈγ€€πŸ”΄πŸŸ πŸŸ‘πŸŸ’γ€€πŸ”΅πŸŸ£πŸŸ€
                            β¬›οΈγ€€β¬œοΈγ€€πŸŸ₯πŸŸ§πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©γ€€πŸŸ¦πŸŸͺ🟫

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                            @katemorley @Tattooed_Mummy Because the Unicode Consortium is mean when it comes to emojis 😞

                            cc: @AccordionBruce

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