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Emoji are part of the OS because they’re frequently displayed on websites and in applications, so the system font needs to support them to render them correctly
by jolux 6y ago
Emoji are part of the OS because they’re frequently displayed on websites and in applications, so the system font needs to support them to render them correctly.
- recursive 6y agoSo does MacOS require an operating system update to get a new font?
- jolux 6y agoFonts are software.
- SulfurHexaFluri 6y agoNo you can load your own fonts if you want but the default ones are distributed in OS updates like every other OS. Because Apple controls the end devices an OS update is very simple and goes out to basically all users so they don't have to rely on weird slide loading hacks that are typical for platforms like Android.