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> such as U+1F574 ("Man in business suit levitating") It looks like this character made it into Unicode due to the fact that it was part of the Webdings typef
by EMM_386 6y ago
> such as U+1F574 ("Man in business suit levitating")
It looks like this character made it into Unicode due to the fact that it was part of the Webdings typeface. Given how widespread that was, many of its characters made their way into Unicode.
https://codepoints.net/U+1F574 https://codepoints.net/U+1F574
Now what it's original intent was, I'm not sure.
- lorenzfx 6y agoSee this article for an explanation: https://www.newsweek.com/2016/05/06/secret-ska-history-man-business-suit-levitating-emoji-442192.html https://www.newsweek.com/2016/05/06/secret-ska-history-man-b...
- donatj 6y ago> This character was originally introduced into the Webdings font as an “exclamation mark in the style of the rude boy logo found on records by The Specials". This levitating man was known as Walt Jabsco. - https://emojipedia.org/person-in-suit-levitating/ https://emojipedia.org/person-in-suit-levitating/
- TeMPOraL 6y agoTIL: there's a Wiki for emoji trivia. I love it! Thank you to whoever bothers with collecting such information.
- lifthrasiir 6y agoEmojipedia is not just an encyclopedia, it is a major contributor to the Unicode emoji process (its editor, Jeremy Burge, is the vice-chair of the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee).
- TeMPOraL 6y agoWow, I didn't realize that. Thanks! The way the website looks, I wouldn't have guessed it's a serious player.
- joezydeco 6y agoAnd Walt Jabsco was based on a young Peter Tosh! http://www.thespecials2.com/history2.php http://www.thespecials2.com/history2.php
- coldtea 6y ago>was originally introduced into the Webdings font as an “exclamation mark in the style of the rude boy logo found on records by The Specials" Of course. What could be more useful or obvious?
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- Nextgrid 6y agoDidn't know the G-Man (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-Man_(Half-Life) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-Man_(Half-Life)) had his own emoji.
- fouc 6y ago> According to Jen Sorenson ... the Man in Business Suit Levitating glyph in the Webdings font was intended to be an exclamation mark in the style of the rude boy logo found on records by The Specials published under the 2 Tone Records label. So perhaps the Unicode character would have been better named Rude Boy Exclamation Mark.
- etxm 6y agoI always thought this was “hopping man at a ska show.”