Long read about Unicode: You, Me And The Emoji: Character Sets, Encoding And Emoji – Smashing Magazine

A well worth long rad:

We all recognize emoji. They’ve become the global pop stars of digital communication. But what are they, technically speaking? And what might we learn by taking a closer look at these images, characters, pictographs… whatever they are (Thinking Face). We will dig deep to learn about how these thingamajigs work. Please note: Depending on your browser, you may not be able to see all emoji featured in this article (especially the Tifinagh characters). Also, different platforms vary in how they display emoji as well. That’s why the article always provides textual alternatives. Don’t let it discourage you from reading though! Now, let’s start with a seemingly simple question. What are emoji?

[WayBack] You, Me And The Emoji: Character Sets, Encoding And Emoji – Smashing Magazine

Via: [WayBack] Everything you ever wanted to know about characters, encodings, glyphs… and, oh yeah, emoji: bit.ly/2fNKeW3Long, rewarding read. – Ilya Grigorik – Google+

Here is just the ToC:

TABLE OF CONTENTS LINK

1. Character Sets And Document Encoding: An Overview
   1. Characters
   2. Character Sets
   3. Coded Character Sets
   4. Encoding
2. Declaring Character Sets And Document Encoding On The Web
   1. content-type HTTP Header Declaration
   2. Checking HTTP Headers Using A Browser’s Developer Tools
   3. Checking HTTP Headers Using Web-based Tools
   4. Using A Meta Element With charset Attribute
   5. An Encoding By Any Other Name
3. What Were We Talking About Again? Oh Yeah, Emoji!
   1. So What Are Emoji?
   2. How Do We Use Emoji?
   3. Character References
   4. Glyphs
   5. How Do We Know If We Have These Symbols?
   6. The Great Emoji Proliferation Of 2016
4. Emoji OS Support
   1. Emoji Support: Apple Platforms (macOS and iOS)
   2. Emoji Support: Windows
   3. Emoji Support: Linux
   4. Emoji Support: Android
5. Emoji On The Web
   1. Emoji One
   2. Twemoji
6. Conclusion

–jeroen