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Ha! You type "P" for the symbol-- so he doesn't have his own Unicode codepoint? The font may have an ambiguous license, but it appears that it was meant to be

by galago 10y ago

Ha! You type "P" for the symbol-- so he doesn't have his own Unicode codepoint? The font may have an ambiguous license, but it appears that it was meant to be widely distributed to promote Prince. Is it available anywhere? I could make my own, but that wouldn't be the same.

llamataboot 10y ago
Here you go - converted to TTF and downloadable: http://www.dailydot.com/technology/prince-font-install-love-symbol/ http://www.dailydot.com/technology/prince-font-install-love-... (straight to dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jvj2ss4jfymvir1/AAD_x2sTAfJM8xsgFLMnl16Ta/PrincePlain.ttf?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jvj2ss4jfymvir1/AAD_x2sTAfJM8xsgF...)
seanwoo 10y ago
Yea I found a article about the font and how they recovered the original. http://www.dailydot.com/technology/prince-font-install-love-symbol/ http://www.dailydot.com/technology/prince-font-install-love-...
GauntletWizard 10y ago
No, he doesn't, and it's a crying shame. Contact your local Unicode consortium representative - If and 𒀽 deserve Unicode codepoints, the artist formerly known as Prince surely does too.
- jloughry 10y ago
  To propose this character to the UTC (Unicode Technical Committee) you'll need to include as many examples as possible showing the symbol used in running text. Physical objects and logos won't do; you need to show historical use of the symbol in running text (newspaper or magazine articles, books, liner notes, et cetera). Find examples, and we could make the proposal. We've done it before on HN: https://github.com/jloughry/Unicode/#readme https://github.com/jloughry/Unicode/#readme
  - rspeer 10y ago
    Unicode tends to resist adding symbols for specific people, companies, or brands. They'll say to put it in the private use area.
    - jloughry 10y ago
      You're right, and IIRC this symbol has been proposed before unsuccessfully. But recent events have called to attention the backstory behind Prince's symbol---how it was created for use as a tool to modify an unfair contract, and how that successful hack opened up the recording industry for artists---many articles were printed about it at the time (most of them missing the point), a few books were written since, lots more articles were published about it last week, and likely more books about Prince are being written now. A code point is needed for Prince's symbol now. It's no longer merely pop culture but history and law.
      - rspeer 10y ago
        Eh. As much as we like Prince, his symbol is still a brand, and Unicode should not be a permanent memorial to brands. And here's why excluding people is nice: I'd say there's history involved in the fact that the North Korean encoding (KPS 9566) has codepoints for special decorative characters for writing "Kim Jong-Il", but Unicode isn't putting those in either.

by galago 10y ago

llamataboot 10y ago

Here you go - converted to TTF and downloadable: http://www.dailydot.com/technology/prince-font-install-love-symbol/ http://www.dailydot.com/technology/prince-font-install-love-... (straight to dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jvj2ss4jfymvir1/AAD_x2sTAfJM8xsgFLMnl16Ta/PrincePlain.ttf?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jvj2ss4jfymvir1/AAD_x2sTAfJM8xsgF...)

seanwoo 10y ago

Yea I found a article about the font and how they recovered the original. http://www.dailydot.com/technology/prince-font-install-love-symbol/ http://www.dailydot.com/technology/prince-font-install-love-...

GauntletWizard 10y ago

No, he doesn't, and it's a crying shame. Contact your local Unicode consortium representative - If and 𒀽 deserve Unicode codepoints, the artist formerly known as Prince surely does too.

jloughry 10y ago
To propose this character to the UTC (Unicode Technical Committee) you'll need to include as many examples as possible showing the symbol used in running text. Physical objects and logos won't do; you need to show historical use of the symbol in running text (newspaper or magazine articles, books, liner notes, et cetera). Find examples, and we could make the proposal. We've done it before on HN: https://github.com/jloughry/Unicode/#readme https://github.com/jloughry/Unicode/#readme
- rspeer 10y ago
  Unicode tends to resist adding symbols for specific people, companies, or brands. They'll say to put it in the private use area.
  - jloughry 10y ago
    You're right, and IIRC this symbol has been proposed before unsuccessfully. But recent events have called to attention the backstory behind Prince's symbol---how it was created for use as a tool to modify an unfair contract, and how that successful hack opened up the recording industry for artists---many articles were printed about it at the time (most of them missing the point), a few books were written since, lots more articles were published about it last week, and likely more books about Prince are being written now. A code point is needed for Prince's symbol now. It's no longer merely pop culture but history and law.
    - rspeer 10y ago
      Eh. As much as we like Prince, his symbol is still a brand, and Unicode should not be a permanent memorial to brands. And here's why excluding people is nice: I'd say there's history involved in the fact that the North Korean encoding (KPS 9566) has codepoints for special decorative characters for writing "Kim Jong-Il", but Unicode isn't putting those in either.