Pitching for a new emoji? This is how you submit a proposal to Unicode
Emojis are a ubiquitous way to communicate in This day and age, but you've probably wondered — how do emojis make their way to your phone's keyboard?
While a petition is nice step towards raising awareness, the ultimate decision on what is accepted as a new emoji rests with the Unicode Consortium.*
It's a **t-for-profit organisation that standardises letters and characters on computers, a system which is called Unicode. Fundamentally, Unicode ensures that other computers can see each other's characters, ensuring consistency and avoiding those pesky white boxes you see instead of text. Read more...