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Anafabula@discuss.tchncs.de · 72 pts · 283d (7 replies)

Isn't the unicode consortium responsible for that? Not Apple?

lukecooperatus@lemmy.ml · 34 pts · 283d

Didn't you know? Emojis only exist on Apple devices!

cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 13 pts · 283d

Apple users think steve Tim apple invented computer that can internet, and the rest of us are still soldering vacuum tubes together.

tetris11@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 283d
ViatorOmnium@piefed.social · 0 pts · 283d (3 replies)

I wonder who are the consortium's voting members and where does the vice-chair of the Emoji subcommittee work.

Zorque@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 283d (1 reply)

So... lots of people have a say, not exclusively Apple, as per Anafabula's statement?

ViatorOmnium@piefed.social · 6 pts · 283d

If Apple (or Google for that matter) proposes a new Emoji it will get approved 101% of the times.

MNByChoice@midwest.social · 5 pts · 283d

Honestly, I am a bit surprised the Government of India hasn't pushed for an won this fight already. (Though as one that has not traveled to India, I am uncertain if Indians uses Kettles as much as the British.)

fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk · 31 pts · 283d (4 replies)

`[ ])

GrammarPolice@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 283d (3 replies)

Not bad

fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk · 15 pts · 283d (2 replies)

I've delved into the darkest corners of the "character map", and offer you the following kettles (or watering cans, depending on the font you're using):

[ ]) ▇) ◝▇) ◝▇⦆ ⸌▇⦆ ⸃▇⦆ `▇⦆ ⸃▇)

tetris11@feddit.uk · 8 pts · 283d (1 reply)

⸃▇⦆

Perfection. Really appreciate the effort here

fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk · 9 pts · 283d

Thank you. Totally worth it ⸃▇⦆ :)

[Edit] Source code:
⸃ right substitution bracket (U+2E03)
▇ lower seven eighths block (U+2587)
⦆ right white parenthesis (U+2986)

badcommandorfilename@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 283d (13 replies)

🫖

RobotToaster@mander.xyz · 24 pts · 283d

Error 418: That's a teapot

SSUPII@sopuli.xyz · 18 pts · 283d (10 replies)

That's not a kettle

badcommandorfilename@lemmy.world · 43 pts · 283d (8 replies)

🫖🔌

scratchee@feddit.uk · 29 pts · 283d (6 replies)

Ah, but that’s a US power plug, do you want to wait 8 minutes for the meagre dribble of volts they provide to eventually boil the water? Not like our glorious high speed kettles. How about:

🫖♨️⚡️

geekwithsoul@piefed.social · 21 pts · 283d

In the US, you just need to connect the kettle to a car charger 😉

9point6@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 283d

Don't put the teapot in the onsen

cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 283d (1 reply)

The USness of the plug is a font issue. I don't believe the Unicode standard specifies. Switch to a UK English font.

scratchee@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 283d

Ah the plug unification fiasco, truly the Unicode consortium’s greatest error

hitmyspot@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 283d

The UK power plug is 📌💣👣

victorz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 283d

Looks like a type F or type C plug to me, got em all over Europe.

Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 283d

🔌🫖💨

HermitBee@feddit.uk · 0 pts · 283d
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mannycalavera@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 283d

That no moon.

FishFace@piefed.social · 13 pts · 283d (2 replies)

This was why it was a terrible idea adding emoji to unicode in the first place. It's inevitable that now you need to provide little pictures for every single goddamn household object and every single possible facial expression (and there's STILL no adequate confused face)

MrPoletki@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 283d

keep calm and.... fuck there is no kettle emoji.

RedRibbonArmy@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 283d
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