Hacker News with Generative AI: Emoji

Unicode uses elephants as baseline comparison of cultural frequency for emoji (unicode.org)
The goal of this page is to outline the process and requirements for submitting a proposal for new emoji; including how to submit a proposal, the selection factors that need to be addressed in each proposal, and guidelines on presenting evidence of frequency.
Emoji, Unicode, Language, Cultural Frequency
75 points by thunderbong 37 days ago | 52 comments
Emoji as a Favicon Using SVG (2022) (css-tricks.com)
Lea Verou had a dang genius idea to use an emoji as a favicon. The idea only recently possible as browsers have started supporting SVG for favicons. Chuck an emoji inside an SVG <text> element and use that as the favicon.
Web Development, Favicons, SVG, Emoji
103 points by andrei-akopian 43 days ago | 24 comments
What's New in Unicode 16.0 (emojipedia.org)
Today the latest emoji list will be released by the Unicode Consortium, with additions including a harp, a shovel, a splatter symbol, and a face with bags under its eyes.
Unicode, Emoji, Technology, New Releases
9 points by LorenDB 72 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: I made an online journaling app focused on day overview using emojis (emojijournal.net)
Web Development, Journaling, Emoji, Productivity Tools
5 points by astralkitelulu 113 days ago | 6 comments
X redesigns water pistol emoji back to a firearm (emojipedia.org)
Emoji, Design, Social Media, Controversy
176 points by donohoe 120 days ago | 304 comments
An emoji guide for your commit messages (gitmoji.dev)
Git, Emoji, Programming, Communication
16 points by jpalomaki 122 days ago | 8 comments
New Earliest Emoji Sets from 1988 and 1990 Uncovered (emojipedia.org)
History, Emoji, Technology
36 points by LorenDB 192 days ago | 14 comments
Emoji History: The Missing Years (gingerbeardman.com)
Emoji, History, Design
141 points by simonpure 193 days ago | 62 comments