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Unicode

British

/ ˈjuːnɪˌkəʊd /

noun

computing a character set for all languages

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Unicode Scientific

/ yo̅o̅′nĭ-kōd′ /

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.

Example Sentences

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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

Google is building a font for the numerals based on the Unicode update, says Craig Cornelius, a Google software engineer who works to digitally preserve endangered languages.

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 alphabets have been given wherever available.

From Rafael in Italy A Geographical Reader by McDonald, Etta Austin Blaisdell

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