Unicode engaging in bi erasure smdh
November 7, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Unicode engaging in bi erasure smdh
happy 10-year anniversary of the Unicode Mouse Incident, for those who celebrate!
the mouse out of a light fixture, was listed as an official meeting attendee, and given 0.002 votes
the mouse out of a light fixture, was listed as an official meeting attendee, and given 0.002 votes
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B.12.1 UAX #29, Unicode Text Segmentation
B.12.1.1 Working Draft of Proposed Update UAX #29, Unicode Text Segmentation [Davis, et
al, L2/16-3601
[149-A92] Action Item for Rick McGowan: Post a PRI for proposed update of UAX #29 based on L2/16-360, to close January 16, 2017.
B.11.2 Issue 330: Proposed Update UTR #51, Unicode Emoji
B.11.2.3 Results from ad hoc on ZWJ sequences [Davis, L2/16-368]
[149-A93] Action Item for Mark Davis, Peter Edberg, Editorial Committee: Make changes to UTR #51 based on L2/16-368.
Mouse now present. 6.502 members represented.
[149-A94] Action Item for Landlord: Capture and exile the mouse that just fell out of the light fixture.
[149-C20] Consensus: Approve the publication of UTR #51 version 4.0, as amended in discussion, with associated data files.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sgqw2zixdcjtjjhrm4bw64ny/bafkreihullyqbf2pp26wa7kmtoiaftjrdwmw6mclesq3v4szs4z2mxe55y)
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Meeting adjourned at 5:26.
[divider]
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Meeting opened at 9:36 am.
6.002 members represented: Adobe, Apple, Google, IBM, Microsoft, UCB, Mouse](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sgqw2zixdcjtjjhrm4bw64ny/bafkreihlwk3umlfaxxcgyz4557pmelnvcoas5u4bah635wtalsgb2eljmu)
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B.1.6 Review of document requesting new additions [Anderson, L2/16-370]
Meeting adjourned at 2:33 pm.
Mouse still at large.
L2 meeting continued.
UTC Attendance
Person
Representing
Deborah Anderson U.C. Berkeley
Rayouf Alhamedhi self
Felipe Balboatin
Google
Mark Bramhill
self
Jeremy Burge
Emojipedia
Peter Constable
Microsoft
Craig Cummings
VMware, Inc.
Mark Davis
Google
Peter Edberg
Apple
Behnam Esfahbod Facebook
Augustus Fonts
Google
Andy Heninger
Google
Paul Hunt
Adobe
Tayfun Karadeniz EmojiXpress
Laurentiu lancu
Microsoft
Jennifer 8. Lee
Emojination
Liang Hai
Steven Loomis
IBM
Ken Lunde
Adobe
Rick McGowan
Unicode
Karan Misra
Apple
Lisa Moore
Unicode
Mouse
self
Roozbeh Pournader Google
Murray Sargent
Microsoft
Markus Scherer
Google
Marth Shane
self
Alolita Sharma
Paypal
Michel Suignard
Unicode
Tex Texin
Xencraft
Ken Whistler
Unicode](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sgqw2zixdcjtjjhrm4bw64ny/bafkreif3ghmoifzbkmeqtz7rexgqsnk3gibcuuow4v5mnio3npkrjf2sfe)
November 9, 2026 at 12:19 PM
happy 10-year anniversary of the Unicode Mouse Incident, for those who celebrate!
the mouse out of a light fixture, was listed as an official meeting attendee, and given 0.002 votes
the mouse out of a light fixture, was listed as an official meeting attendee, and given 0.002 votes
"🥹" and "" remain the Unicode Consortium's greatest contributions to humankind
November 9, 2026 at 4:09 PM
"🥹" and "" remain the Unicode Consortium's greatest contributions to humankind
Unicode combining 🔑 and 🪨
November 9, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Unicode combining 🔑 and 🪨
Unicode consortium, you’re in 🎼
November 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Unicode consortium, you’re in 🎼
| is such an annoying character. there should be distinct but visually identical left | and right | unicode characters
November 7, 2026 at 8:36 AM
| is such an annoying character. there should be distinct but visually identical left | and right | unicode characters
Fun fact, the 3️⃣ emoji needs three Unicode characters: digit/variation/keycap.
Extrapolate that to the religion ones lol. But for real, emoji take more characters
Extrapolate that to the religion ones lol. But for real, emoji take more characters
November 7, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Fun fact, the 3️⃣ emoji needs three Unicode characters: digit/variation/keycap.
Extrapolate that to the religion ones lol. But for real, emoji take more characters
Extrapolate that to the religion ones lol. But for real, emoji take more characters
good news, unicode works in the pronoun field
November 5, 2026 at 2:08 PM
good news, unicode works in the pronoun field
e esse símbolo unicode · que é a nova marca da besta
November 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
e esse símbolo unicode · que é a nova marca da besta
dear Unicode Consortium.
let us flip emojis 🍆 💦
let us flip emojis 🍆 💦
November 6, 2026 at 9:37 AM
dear Unicode Consortium.
let us flip emojis 🍆 💦
let us flip emojis 🍆 💦
The unicode consortium in 2022 added a rule that they no longer accept flag proposals. I believe the bi flag was attempted in 2020 before the rule change and was rejected.
unicode.org/emoji/propos...
unicode.org/emoji/propos...
Guidelines for Submitting Unicode® Emoji Proposals
unicode.org
November 7, 2026 at 9:23 PM
The unicode consortium in 2022 added a rule that they no longer accept flag proposals. I believe the bi flag was attempted in 2020 before the rule change and was rejected.
unicode.org/emoji/propos...
unicode.org/emoji/propos...
planning my take over of unicode by showing up to the unicode consortium with thousands of mice to do voting fraud
happy 10-year anniversary of the Unicode Mouse Incident, for those who celebrate!
the mouse out of a light fixture, was listed as an official meeting attendee, and given 0.002 votes
the mouse out of a light fixture, was listed as an official meeting attendee, and given 0.002 votes
November 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
planning my take over of unicode by showing up to the unicode consortium with thousands of mice to do voting fraud
Unicode, please add a sad cowboy emoji so I can express my thoughts at this time.
Can’t find TV remote. Need it to destress with RDR2
November 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Unicode, please add a sad cowboy emoji so I can express my thoughts at this time.
you'd have to whine to Unicode though
anyway, what scripts?
anyway, what scripts?
November 8, 2026 at 11:58 AM
you'd have to whine to Unicode though
anyway, what scripts?
anyway, what scripts?
so nice for unicode to include a currency symbol just for The Sims
November 8, 2026 at 8:40 PM
so nice for unicode to include a currency symbol just for The Sims
Ohhhhh Unicode in the pronouns field eh?
⚧ time 💪
⚧ time 💪
November 5, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Ohhhhh Unicode in the pronouns field eh?
⚧ time 💪
⚧ time 💪
™️ is an huge ugly waste of an emoji when we have ™, and the former should only be used in moments of great sloth or irony
I will inexplicably die on this hill
I will inexplicably die on this hill
November 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Do y'all think if I whine enough about the scripts I want to be encoded by Unicode, they'll actually encode them?
November 8, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Do y'all think if I whine enough about the scripts I want to be encoded by Unicode, they'll actually encode them?
it’s a unicode character, if you google “unicode trademark symbol” you’ll probably find a page about it that you can copy from. that’s how i find most weird characters!
November 8, 2026 at 5:13 AM
it’s a unicode character, if you google “unicode trademark symbol” you’ll probably find a page about it that you can copy from. that’s how i find most weird characters!
It’s ok I’m gonna hold the Unicode consortium hostage until they give me the other half of the octave 🎹
November 7, 2026 at 11:34 PM
It’s ok I’m gonna hold the Unicode consortium hostage until they give me the other half of the octave 🎹
They've got a Set Animal unicode in their name :3
𓃩
𓃩
November 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
They've got a Set Animal unicode in their name :3
𓃩
𓃩
November 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
/ oh those are called "combining double inverted breve" and "combining double breve below". you'll find them here! just copy and paste in the letter you want it to start in!
unicode-explorer.com/search/
unicode-explorer.com/search/
Search Results - Unicode Explorer
unicode-explorer.com
November 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
/ oh those are called "combining double inverted breve" and "combining double breve below". you'll find them here! just copy and paste in the letter you want it to start in!
unicode-explorer.com/search/
unicode-explorer.com/search/