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That in no way answers why options of skin tone on a linear scale between latte and chestnut were chosen as the only particular option, which do not even cover
by Blikkentrekker 5y ago
That in no way answers why options of skin tone on a linear scale between latte and chestnut were chosen as the only particular option, which do not even cover all common human skin tones.
As I said, if skin tones should be customization, then simply allow for an a.r.g.b value of some sorts.
- watwut 5y agoPicking a.r.g.b value is nothing but simple. More of "time consuming and annoying".
- galgalesh 5y agoThe skin tones were based on the Fitzpatrick scale, a recognized standard for determining skin color. ARGB Skin tones are technically difficult to implement in unicode and would explode the amount of work needed by emoji font designers. It's always a trade-off between enabling expression and keeping it practical.
- pbronez 5y agoThat's really interesting! It's nice to know that the tones were chosen from an established dermatological scale that was created to help people keep their skin healthy. That's about as wholesome and rigorous as you could hope for, I think. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji#Skin_color https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji#Skin_color https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzpatrick_scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzpatrick_scale
- steerablesafe 5y agoHmm, 'a', so we don't leave out ghosts.