Comment by RandomTeaParty
1 month ago
Emoji look isn't standardized for the same reason letters look isn't - because it is font detail
Imagine outlawing comic sans because "letters must be serious" or smth
1 month ago
Emoji look isn't standardized for the same reason letters look isn't - because it is font detail
Imagine outlawing comic sans because "letters must be serious" or smth
But the font design typically doesn't influence or change the meaning of the text. With emojis it does.
…and that's precisely why I complained that emojis have been standardized as Unicode code points, with their design being left to font designers. You just re-iterated that this is a consequence of using (abusing) the charset, which I had already acknowledged.