Re: [UTR#51-8] 2.4 Emoji Implementation Notes

[Marcel Schneider]

On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:09:09 +0200, Christoph Päper wrote:

> 1. If there’s any VS-16 or any character with `Emoji_Presentation=Yes` 
> in a ZWJ sequence, the whole sequence SHOULD be treated as emoji(s).
> 
> 2. A ZWJ sequence SHOULD be treated as emoji(s) if it contains only 
> characters that either have `Emoji_Presentation=Yes` or whose glyph 
> *can* be affected by VS-16.

One fine thing about discussing emoji is that we arenʼt really meant to bother 
whether to append a plural s:

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/01/whats-the-plural-of-emoji-emojis/422763/
[Please, read down until where the Consortium is cited.]

http://blog.emojipedia.org/emojis-on-the-rise-as-plural/
Itʼs all about following the “tsunamis” or the “sushi” pattern. I believe 
the latter is more appropriate for emoji, as weʼre at ease acknowledging 
their birth country.

Marcel