QID emoji (from Re: The encoding of flags)

[William_J_G Overington]

James Kass wrote:

> QID Emoji fonts are possible with existing technology ...

Yes.

> ... and don't require any action/approval by Unicode.

Well, is that correct? The most recent thing I saw was that it went to a 
recent Unicode Technical Committee meeting and that there was a long 
discussion. I do not know what was said or what conclusions, if any, 
were reached.

> A lack of QID Emoji fonts suggests that there is little demand for 
> them.

Well, if the format is approved and time has passed since that approval, 
then that could possibly be true, but has the format been approved?

I produced an experimental font based on the original proposal to try 
the concept - only one glyph and that was just a test glyph displayed, 
not a realistic glyph. Yet it worked well and was a useful personal 
learning experience.

So what is the present situation regarding QID emoji please?

William Overington

Thursday 7 October 2021


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