Missing "(Heavy)EQUAL SIGN-Emoji"

[Asmus Freytag]

On 3/19/2023 9:04 PM, Jonathan Coxhead via Unicode wrote:
> On Mar 19, 2023, at 11:56 AM, Tom Gewecke via Unicode 
> <unicode at corp.unicode.org> wrote:
>>
>>  1f7f0 is included in Apple’s Color Emoji font:    🟰
>
>    This is odd, though: HEAVY EQUALS SIGN, at least as of Unicode 
> 15.1.0, does not have text/emoji variant selectors. Other signs that 
> do, include ➕ ➖ ➗ ✖️, but 🟰 is missing from this set. Nevertheless, 
> my iPhone does offer it as an emoji for text messages. Does Unicode 
> need to move this way in order to match “existing practice”?
>
> ～ʝ

I'm speculating a bit here, but 1F7F0 may be emoji only. That is, you'd 
use "=" as the "text" version. (Or some other existing character).

I know, I should dig around a bit instead of speculating, but don't have 
the time right now.

A./

>
>>
>>> On Mar 19, 2023, at 11:38 AM, Rebecca Bettencourt via Unicode 
>>> <unicode at corp.unicode.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> It already exists:
>>>
>>> http://www.kreativekorp.com/charset/unicode/char/1F7F0/
>>>
>>> -- Rebecca Bettencourt
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 8:19 AM Lx via Unicode 
>>> <unicode at corp.unicode.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Dear Unicode Consortium Team,
>>>     We would like to report a missing emoji in the current Unicode
>>>     standard, which we believe would be of great value to the
>>>     mathematical and scientific community. The missing emoji is the
>>>     "Heavy equal sign-Emoji" (=). (➕, ➖, ✖, ➗)
>>>     We propose that this emoji be added to the Unicode standard as
>>>     soon as possible, and we suggest that it be named "Heavy EQUAL
>>>     SIGN" to accurately reflect its function.
>>>     Thank you for your attention to this matter.
>>>     Sincerely,
>>>
>>
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