Unicode

British  

/ ˈjuːnɪˌkəʊd /

noun

1. computing a character set for all languages

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Unicode Scientific  

/ yo̅o̅′nĭ-kōd′ /

1. A computer standard for encoding characters. Each character is represented by sixteen bits. Whereas ASCII, being an 8-bit encoding scheme, can only represent 256 characters, Unicode has 65,536 combinations, enabling it to encode the letters of all written languages as well as thousands of characters in languages such as Japanese and Chinese.

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Example Sentences

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Unicode

Proposals for new emojis are reviewed by the Unicode Consortium, an international software standards body that functions sort of like the emoji Hague.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2023

The first troubles began on Sunday, right after Musk announced the Unicode 𝕏 as Twitter’s new logo.

From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2023

“It’s been a slow roll, but we have been introducing the numbers into our education settings” and are beginning to demonstrate the community use needed for inclusion in Unicode.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 10, 2023

“The red heart is the most O.G. emoji,” said Jennifer Daniel, the head of the emoji subcommittee at the Unicode Consortium.

From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2023

The Unicode Consortium is a group of computer industry companies who agree the Unicode standard.

From The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 by Tinsley, Jim