Michael Everson wrote,
>>> (MISTER YUCK) >> >> If so, perhaps it is a glyph variant of skull and crossbones >> at U+2620 ([Gratuitous UTF-8 Skull and Crossbones]). > > I don't think it is. Indeed it was introduced precisely because > toddlers don't understand the skull and crossbones. They may both > denote poison, but they are different things. Neither do I, really. It was a whimsical statement. Should've used a smiley. <MORE WHIMSEY> Maybe "emoticons" should be considered as variants of the smiley, and could be specifically provided for with variant selectors. </MORE WHIMSEY> Seriously, the section in the bytext file about emoticons was most enjoyable. Do people exchange information using "emoticons"? MISTER YUCK: graphic or symbol? Best regards, James Kass.
