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2: Why? Are there even any systems left on the planet that aren't past EOL but don't have emoji fonts preinstalled at the OS level?
by TheRealPomax 5y ago
2: Why? Are there even any systems left on the planet that aren't past EOL but don't have emoji fonts preinstalled at the OS level?
- reaperducer 5y agoMaybe because you can't guarantee that even if an OS has emoji support that it supports the latest version of emojis. I run into this every time my wife updates her phone. She sends me text messages with "Lookit the cool new emojis!" But since I haven't updated mine, they came through as missing icon glyphs.
- shadowfaxRodeo 5y agoI think google renders them in a raster format. Whatever they use to do that doesn't support emojis. It could be by design, by rendering any text in the svg icon google is making a design decision for you. They're choosing a font, or a specific emoji type. Maybe they want to avoid the problems that would ensue.
- mro_name 5y agoEOL doesn't matter - in use and in standard matters. Also the look depends on local conditions – the font. That's not what designers are keen on.