Unicode doesn't exist to encode only what jimrandomh uses. It exists to encode what people who use it want to convey, including things like archaic Japanese cha

Unicode doesn't exist to encode only what jimrandomh uses. It exists to encode what people who use it want to convey, including things like archaic Japanese characters used only in names. Take a look at the list of Unicode characters.; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unicode_characters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unicode_characters You will use probably <1% of these in your life. And that's fine. Their job is much bigger than your use-case. And there is no conflict. Unicode still encoded the symbols, they just didn't use them as emoji. Corporations decided not to pick them up either.