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It's not white, it's the blueish grey #E1E8ED. You need a better monitor :)

• rahuldottech 7y ago
  Very much depends on what browser/platform you're on. Many different emoji implementations out there.
  • icebraining 7y ago
    Nope, Twitter replaces the unicode character with an SVG image, so it should show the same for everyone.
    • hippish 7y ago
      Depends on how you're browsing. The legacy fallback does not replace it, eg when you have js disabled
      • dubcanada 7y ago
        None of the emoji implementations use a solid white ghost without something else (border or shadow).
      • kick 7y ago
        I have JS disabled, and just viewed it in both the legacy mobile view and the legacy desktop view. Neither have what was originally described.
• paulddraper 7y ago
  Fails all contrast measures abysmally: https://contrast-ratio.com/#%23E1E8ED-on-white https://contrast-ratio.com/#%23E1E8ED-on-white And this is despite that fact that the actual "font color" is #14171A with excellent contrast: https://contrast-ratio.com/#%2314171A-on-white https://contrast-ratio.com/#%2314171A-on-white But these bizarre characters don't respond the text color and thus utterly unpredictable in their legibility.
  • icebraining 7y ago
    The use of the color is quite different from a regular character, so measuring by the same yardstick makes no sense. This is a blob of color, not just some thin lines. > these bizarre characters At least on Twitter.com, they're not characters, they're SVG images.
    • paulddraper 7y ago
      PNG, but yes.
      • icebraining 7y ago
        Maybe it differs based on the browser? Shows up as https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f47b.svg https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f47b.svg to me.
        • paulddraper 7y ago
          https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f47b.png https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f47b.png ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  • saghm 7y ago
    > Fails all contrast measures abysmally: https://contrast-ratio.com/#%23E1E8ED-on-white https://contrast-ratio.com/#%23E1E8ED-on-white At first, I was thinking that I could see the difference quite clearly between the two colors and I had no clue what you were talking about. Then I hit the "swap colors" button and happened to notice that there was a bunch of text on the left side that I hadn't even seen...
• m90 7y ago
  Not everyone has near perfect vision, in which case a better monitor won't fix too much if contrast is bad.
• tenryuu 7y ago
  "being a better consumer is the answer" no thanks
  • icebraining 7y ago
    Yes, being a good consumer (which is not the same as spending much) is important. Research your stuff before buying.