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The process of proposing and adding an emoji to Unicode is slower and less easy than you seem to think it is.
by ubernostrum 8y ago
The process of proposing and adding an emoji to Unicode is slower and less easy than you seem to think it is.
- coldtea 8y agoAnd yet it happens like clockwork, with 200+ additions in the past several years and 100s more in the pipeline... http://unicode.org/alloc/Pipeline.html http://unicode.org/alloc/Pipeline.html Except if you mean that some layman proposing a new emoji for addition to the Unicode standard is difficult -- but I'm talking about the big companies...
- lifthrasiir 8y agoMainly because Unicode is the industrial standard steered by major vendors (among others). There is even the dedicated Emoji Subcommittee (ESC) [1] to meet demands. It's obvious if you think about it. [1] https://unicode.org/emoji/#Unicode_Emoji_Subcommittee https://unicode.org/emoji/#Unicode_Emoji_Subcommittee