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Android 16 users can get early access to 163 new emojis that'll soon be everywhere – here’s how

You can now test out Trombone, Landslide, and Distorted Face in the Android 16 QPR3 beta.

How To Do Different Fonts On Facebook: Yes You Can - Here's What You Should Do

How To Do Different Fonts On Facebook: Yes You Can - Here's What You Should Do

Facebook doesn't support custom fonts, but users can stylise posts with Unicode text converters like YayText or LingoJam for bold, cursive or bubble-style lettering.

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Classic Snake game now playable in your browser URL address bar — JavaScript remake uses Unicode Braille characters to render the game

Classic Snake game now playable in your browser URL address bar — JavaScript remake uses Unicode Braille characters to render the game

A new version of Snake, coded to run in your browser’s URL address bar, makes playing it on your old Nokia brick feel luxuriously high-res and futuristic.

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Windows 11 rolls out new emojis — but one flag won’t show up

Windows 11 just added support for Emoji 16.0, bringing seven new emojis to the OS, though one flag remains unsupported.

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Booking.com phishing scam uses secret characters to trick victims - last-minute holiday hunters beware

Hackers are using Unicode to hide malicious pages and deliver malware.

Booking.com customers learn the hard way that Unicode is tricky

A phishing campaign targeting Booking.com users relies on a technique involving the ambiguity of Unicode characters.

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Face With Tears of Joy: A Natural History of Emoji by Keith Houston review

A deep dive into the surprising uses and linguistic shortfalls of the ubiquitous symbols

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Apple has introduced 8 new emojis with iOS 18.4 - here they are, ranked from best to worst

Apple has introduced 8 new emojis with iOS 18.4 - here they are, ranked from best to worst

Apple has released its 18.4 software update, which includes 8 new emojis. Here they are, ranked from best to worst.

Adolescence has sparked fears over teen slang – but emoji don’t cause radicalisation

Adolescence has sparked fears over teen slang – but emoji don’t cause radicalisation

Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham’s crime drama Adolescence has earned widespread praise for its portrayal of incel culture and male violence.

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Not even emoji are safe from hackers - smiley faces can be hijacked to hide data, study claims

Not even emoji are safe from hackers - smiley faces can be hijacked to hide data, study claims

The method could be used to invisibly watermark content, experts have warned.

Emojis can be hacked to hide data or messages, unicode Characters also susceptible

Emojis can be hacked to hide data or messages, unicode Characters also susceptible

Paul Butler tests and demonstrates the flexibility of encoding hidden messages within Unicode characters, including emoji.

Tom’s Hardware

How To Create Your Own Aboriginal Flag Emoji Since It’s Not Technically Available

How To Create Your Own Aboriginal Flag Emoji Since It’s Not Technically Available

Over 260 flags but no Aboriginal flag emoji? Luckily, there's an AI workaround...

Why is it so hard to type in Indigenous languages?

Why is it so hard to type in Indigenous languages?

When it comes to digital access and internet technologies, some languages are still more equal than others. Speakers of majority languages, who type in English or text in Korean, assume their message will be transmitted accurately. But Indigenous language communities don’t share this same confidence.

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The 9 best new emojis that could be coming to your iPhone or Android phone –including the bulging smiley and Bigfoot

The 9 best new emojis that could be coming to your iPhone or Android phone –including the bulging smiley and Bigfoot

Here's what's coming to the next official emoji list – though you'll be waiting a while to see them appear.

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Young Londoners design emojis with Afro hairstyles in bid for better representation online

Spice Girl Mel B gives backing to campaign for emojis with black or mixed-race hairstyles to be brought in

The Independent UK

Mel B backs campaign for emojis with Afro hair on mobile devices

Out of almost 4,000 emojis, none represent people with hairstyles commonly worn by Black or dual heritage people, according to research by group Rise 365

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The push for emojis in Black women’s styles: ‘We need to normalise that our hair is acceptable’

Hackney group Rise.365 is trying to tackle poor representation and spark discussions about discrimination with new designs

Evening Standard

World Emoji Day 2024: What is it and how to celebrate the 11th edition

Chance to have fun on day of smilies - and thousands of other forms of emoji

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The most used emojis of 2023 have been revealed

Is your favourite emoji among the top 10 most used?

Hilarious brand kit confirms the X logo is here to stay

But will people let go of the Twitter bird?

‌Twitter’s New Logo Raises Concerns About Legal Showdown Over Potential Trademark Infringement ‌

‌Twitter’s New Logo, A Distinct Black-And-White ‘X', Resembles Iconic Unicode Character‌

Designers roast Twitter rebrand as X

Musk's chosen 'logo' is a Unicode character.

A new Python info-stealing malware is using Unicode to stay undetected

The method isn't particularly sophisticated, but can still be effective, researchers warn.

We've reached emoji overload

The Unicode Consortium has proposed one quarter the number of new emoji it did last year. Experts say slowing down is the smart move.

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