Everyone in the world should be able to use their own language on phones and computers. Learn More about Unicode

The variety of languages found on the Web today is thanks to the character support provided by Unicode, which enables computers to support virtually every language in use in the world …

The Unicode Consortium is the standards body for the internationalization of software and services. Deployed on more than 20 billion devices around the world, Unicode also provides …

Technical Quick Start Guide Thank you for your interest in the Unicode Consortium! This Technical Quick Start

A: Unicode is the universal character encoding, maintained by the Unicode Consortium. This encoding standard provides the basis for processing, storage and interchange of text data in …

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From a technical perspective, inside the computer or phone, each is a sequence of one or more Unicode characters, but to the billions of users using emoji each day, they can express love, …

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How does the Unicode Consortium choose which new emoji to add to the Unicode Standard? One important factor is data about how frequently current emoji are used.

Members of the public and press will find information here about the Unicode Consortium, its mission, and projects. The links along the left should help you find what you need to know …