#codepoints

[fsd]

PragmataPro Semiotics

PragmataPro Semiotics project web page is live Thanks to Aaron Madlon-Kay Type a keyword to find one of the 12,000 symbols included in PragmataPro

[protoindoeuropean]

naïve, daïs, Citroën, Boötes, Röntgen.... it's like, omg, stop hoarding (→nȧive, dȧis, Citrȯėn, Bȯȯtes, Rȯṅtgen...̣.)

[badgraph1csghost]

The sheer amount of time i spend typing — in my HTML editor would stagger the imagination.

"If you use em dash in your works, it makes them look AI generated. No real human uses em dash."

Imaging thinking actual human writers are Not Real because they use... professional writing in their works.

Imagine thinking millions of people who have been using em dash way before AI becomes a thing are all robots.

REBLOG IF YOU'RE A HUMAN AND YOU USE EM DASH

[codepoint]

The Practical Guide to IT Outsourcing: How it Advances Startups and Big Businesses

Let’s face it. No one wants to juggle code when they should be building a company.

The constant need to innovate while keeping costs in check. Whether you’re a scrappy startup or a well-oiled enterprise, IT outsourcing isn’t just a lifeline—it’s a secret weapon. And with the rise of specialized firms offering everything from cloud solutions to dedicated development teams, it’s easier than ever to tap into global talent without much trouble. Whether you're a fast-growing startup racing the clock to market or a large enterprise balancing budgets, compliance, and customers, outsourcing IT isn't just a cost-saving tactic anymore. It's a growth strategy. A smart one.

Outsourcing isn’t just about cutting costs. It’s about agility, knowledge, and focused attention. Startups, drowning in a sea of to-dos, can’t afford to create everything internally. And in the case of large enterprises, they're often weighed down by legacy systems and bureaucratic inertia. Outsourcing bridges these gaps and allows startups to focus on their core competencies and innovate faster, while large enterprises can modernize their systems and processes without the burden of in-house development. In today's fast-paced business environment, outsourcing IT is not just a strategic advantage but a necessity for sustainable growth and success.

And when you work with the right outsourcing partner; one that quietly powers backend infrastructure or builds cloud-native apps for global clients; you're not just outsourcing. You're investing in momentum.

Startups: When Speed Is Your Superpower

Startups develop on speed, but speed can be a double-edged sword. Too fast, and you risk breaking under pressure. You'll be outpaced if you move too slowly. So how do you maintain speed without hitting the burnout wall?

This is where outsourcing IT comes into play. Startups get:

Fast turnarounds: When time to market is everything, having skilled and qualified developers on call means you skip the hiring marathon. With 1.2 million software engineering jobs going unfilled in the U.S. by 2026, waiting to hire in-house is a luxury startups don’t have. Outsourcing taps into global talent instantly.

Plug-and-play scalability: Scale up or down without playing cat-and-mouse games with the internal team. You don’t have to pay for salaries, benefits, office space, or fancy equipment. Some studies even suggest you could save up to 70%!

Access to real talent: Niche expertise is just a contract away. Reputable outsourcing providers offer vetted, experienced, and skilled developers trained in technologies that actually matter—from PHP and Python to Flutter and ReactJS.

Honestly, for startups, outsourcing isn’t optional—it’s essential for survival.

Established Enterprises: Stay Nimble

If you’re running a large business, you’re probably already facing complex challenges like legacy issues, innovation fatigue, bloated budgets, compliance headaches, and the dreaded “we’ve always done it this way” mindset.

Adding internal developers for every new project? It gets expensive. Very fast. Outsourcing can help you:

Slash operational costs: No need for added office space, equipment, or administration expenses. Outsourcing lets you switch to more flexible, usage-based pricing.

Mitigate risks: Reputable vendors don’t just code; their workflows are built around risk management, compliance, and QA. Outsourcing providers often have efficient processes in place that reduce downtime and increase productivity.

Stay competitive: With scalable solutions and on-demand cloud infrastructure management, you adapt faster than the market shifts. Companies like CODEPOINT Softwares offer expert teams that help enterprises keep pace with tech advancements.

Let’s say you want to launch a custom CRM or upgrade your entire backend. Hiring an in-house team could take months. But if you outsource it, that decision alone makes the job half done.

But Wait, Is Outsourcing All Sunshine and Rainbows?

Not exactly. There are some legitimate concerns to keep in mind with outsourcing:

Communication hiccups: Time zones, language barriers, and many other factors can make communication tricky. But regular updates and clear documentation keep everyone aligned.

Hidden costs: Sometimes the external outsourcing partner might surprise you with hidden charges. Always look for providers with a transparent record.

Loss of control: When you're handing over sensitive company data, choose a trustworthy vendor with strong security measures to ensure protection and control.

But you know what? These are avoidable. With transparent reporting, secured partnerships, and regular updates through platforms like Skype or email, experienced outsourcing firms handle all the scary bits for you. You stay in the loop. Your project stays on track.

What to Look For When Outsourcing

Not all outsourcing partners are created equal. So, how do you pick the right outsourcing company? Here are a few tips:

Define Your Needs: Are you building an app or migrating to the cloud? Be specific about what you need help with.

Do Your Homework: Check case studies, read testimonials, and verify that the vendor has the technical expertise you need.

Test the Waters: Start with a small project to gauge performance before committing to a larger engagement.

Always try to leverage time zone advantages, cost efficiency, and the brilliant minds who can navigate you through troubled waters.

It’s Not Outsourcing. It’s Outsmarting.

Outsourcing is no longer a Plan B. It’s a strategic way to do more, faster, and smarter. IT outsourcing is a powerful tool. It can help startups grow faster, and it can help established enterprises stay efficient and competitive.

Whether you’re a startup racing against the clock or an enterprise streamlining ops, the right partner offers the blend of skill and flexibility that’s hard to find in-house.

Great outsourcing partners are already building things that work. Maybe it’s time you let them build something for you, too.

[mothwitchmelody]

Totally stealing the ⎇ from your bio for mine, if'n you don't mind.

my dark influence,,,

nope, i don't mind at all! :]

[janmisali]

Letter Tournament: PHI vs LAMBDA

ɸ (Phi)

SEED: 9

CODEPOINT: U+0278 LATIN SMALL LETTER PHI

PREVIOUS OPPONENT: Blackletter E

BIO: the IPA symbol for the bilabial fricative (like F but not).

Ꟛ (Lambda)

SEED: 105

CODEPOINTS: U+A7D9 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER LAMBDA, U+A7DA LATIN SMALL LETTER LAMBDA

PREVIOUS OPPONENT: Bidental Percussive

BIO: it's really inconvenient to make the slides with this one, because of how it isn't in Noto Serif.

[link to all polls]

[hymneminium]

The letter is the indefinite article of Afrikaans, and is pronounced as a schwa. The symbol itself came about as a contraction of its Dutch equivalent een meaning "one" (just as English an comes from Anglo-Saxon ān, also meaning "one").

Dit is ʼn boom. [dət əs ə buəm] It is a tree.

It continues to be used in the Afrikaans versions of Facebook and other publications, probably to avoid the tendency of auto-correction software (designed for English quotation marks) to turn a typed 'n (straight apostrophe, n) into ‘n (left single quotation mark, n), which is incorrect but common (rather than the correct form, ’n).

what is your least favourite unicode character?

U+0149 ʼn LATIN SMALL LETTER N PRECEDED BY APOSTROPHE

[machine-saint]

it makes sense that "aleph, the mathematical symbol" and "aleph, the Hebrew letter" are different codepoints (they have different directionality tags since modern mathematics is universally written left to right) but it's still funny

[kata4a]

did you know there are unicode codepoints for scale degrees? it doesn't seem like very many fonts actually have glyphs for them though: ���

[superlinguo]

New gesture Emoji in Unicode 15.1: Head Shaking Horizontally and Head Shaking Vertically (aka shake and nod!), and (finally) right facing emoji

Unicode 15.1 will be rolling out to phones and computers across this year. It will include lots of new CJK (Chinese Japanese Korean) ideographs, some new line-breaking rules for syllabic scripts, and a handfull of new emoji! There's a phoenix, a breaking chain, a lime and a brown mushroom, as well as new family silhouettes and a handful of existing emoji, but now facing rightward!

Below are illustrations of the set from a recent Emojipedia summary of the 15.1 update.

The two emoji I'm most excited about are Head Shaking Horizontally and Head Shaking Vertically. That's head shaking and head nodding to you! I wrote these proposals with Jennifer Daniel and the Unicode emoji subcomittee team.

Why the more elaborate names? Well, Unicode tend to describe emoji by form, not function. That's for very good reason, because a head nod might be agreement for you, but in other cultures a vertical movement of the head can mean disagreement. This has provided a double challenge for emoji designers, who have to both show movement and also facial features that aren't too positive or negative. Below are the Emojipedia pair. They've done a great job.

These two emoji are actually made by combining a classic emoji face wtih the horizontal (🙂‍↔️) or vertical arrows (🙂‍↕️ ) using a special Unicode character called a Zero Width Joiner (ZWJ, 'zwidge' to it's friends), which means that even though they're two characters they smoosh together to create one emoji. It's the same process that makes all the different flags, as well as the gender and skin tones.

In fact, all of the emoji in 15.1 are combinations using the ZWJ mechanism; including the phoenix (🐦‍🔥), lime (🍋‍🟩) and brown mushroom (🍄‍🟫 ). Those new right-facing emoji are a combination of the usual left-facing emoji and a rightward arrow🚶‍➡️ .

It's exciting that Unicode have decided to try this set of right-facing characters. Many emoji are left-facing, which is a legacy of their Japanese origins (the word order in Japan means that right-facing makes sense). I've been complaining about emoji directionality since 2015, and I'm glad that this update will mean that lil emoji dude can finally escape a burning building for those of us with a left-to-right writing system and Subject Verb Object word order. They've started with a bunch of people in motion. It will be interesting to see if this set is where it stops or not.

(no no buddy!! To the exit!!)

The use of the ZWJ is an elegant solution because it means that you don't have to make a whole new codepoint for the emoji, it just uses the old one. If someone doesn't have their phone or computer update to 15.1 then it should fall back to just showing 🚶‍➡️, which somewhat conveys the intent. That's the magic of a good ZWJ combination.

Earlier posts on emoji gesture

Gesture emoji: contributing to the Unicode standard

New Publication: The Past and Future of Hand Emoji

Gender Variations for Person in Suit Levitating Emoji - Emoji Proposal

New draft emoji include 3 proposals I co-wrote!

Emoji as Digital Gestures in Language@Internet [Open Access]

Earlier posts on emoji directionality

Emoji Deixis: When emoji don’t face the way you want them to

Don’t run towards the fire (the on-going problem with emoji directions)

[utopicwork]

for your TUI, what codepoints are you using for your foreground-coloured blocks? something like 0xDB dos style, U+2588, PETSCII?

I'm honestly just using the defaults Textual provides so I haven't dug into it too much yet

[thoughtportal]

On this website you can explore the whole range of Unicode characters. You can enter the codepoint ID of any Unicode character (e.g. "U+3164") or a Unicode character itself (e.g. "A") into the top search bar to view the character's properties, jump directly into the list of all Unicode blocks, use our text decoder tool to see what characters are in your text, etc.

[hbbisenieks]

if i'm reading it right, NIST's new proposed password standards state that any valid printing unicode codepoint should be considered a single character in a password, which means that future passwords could be a string of emoji, and i for one see this as a win

[afactaday]

#aFactADay2024

#1182: the way flag emoji are encoded in Unicode is very complex. a codepoint is one point (one number) on Unicode's one-million-large table (17 * 2^16 if you must know) that encodes a single "characters". the reason that's in quotes is because it's a little more complicated. some flags are stored with a single codepoint, like ⛳. simple as. national flags, like 🇬🇧, are composed of two codepoints. there are 26 "regional indicator" characters that, when used in pairs, are intended to render as flags. often they just show small-caps letters separately (like i'm seeing in Notepad right now) (because it's really two characters) but properly they're flags.

but there are a lot of places in the world and they all want a flag. for places without ISO-3166 codes, the black flag is used, which i can't actually put here without messing up the rest of my text. everything that comes after this flag is counted, until the cancel tag is found. the flag of Scotland (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿), for example, has five letter tags ("GBSCT"), so it takes seven backspaces to delete it in Notepad, and it contributes that number too towards the character count of this post. but there are more flags: the white flag 🏳 is used to make things like the pride flag 🏳️‍🌈 by combining the rainbow emoji, for example. to glue these two perfectly normal emoji together, Unicode's equivalent of PVA is used: the "variation selector 16" and the "zero-width joiner" (your guess is as good as mine). this one therefore takes four strikes of the delete key to remove (or two on most platforms).

[divineprank]

🐶💀✋

[Munday No-No and Yes-Yes!]

🐶 for a role play related pet peeve

𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖻𝖺𝖻𝗅𝗒 𝗀𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗆𝖾 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝖺 𝒹𝒾𝒸𝓀, 𝖻𝗎𝗍... 𝐼 𝑔𝑒𝓃𝓊𝒾𝓃𝑒𝓁𝓎 𝒽𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝒾𝓉 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝑴𝑶𝑺𝑻 𝑜𝒻 𝒶𝓃 𝑅𝒫 𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓅𝑜𝓃𝓈𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓃 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒹𝒾𝒻𝒻𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝒻𝑜𝓃𝓉𝓈, 𝓈𝒾𝓏𝑒𝓈, 𝓼𝓹𝓪𝓬𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒶𝓇𝒷𝒾𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓇𝓎 𝒷𝑜𝓁𝒹𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝓉𝒶𝓁𝒾𝒸𝓈. ﻨ սռժεгรէձռժ էհձէ ﻨէ'ร รսթթօรεժ էօ ъε բօг λεsτнετις ρυгρσsεs, ъսէ... Iт ɢeтѕ тo α poιɴт wнere yoυ cαɴ тell тнe αυтнor ιѕ нιdιɴɢ вeнιɴd αll тнeѕe ғαɴcy decorαтιoɴѕ вecαυѕe тнey doɴ'т ғeel coɴғιdeɴт ιɴ тнe qυαlιтy oғ тнeιr owɴ wrιтιɴɢ 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚞𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚢 𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚜.

Honestly, though, I'm an old lady and shit like this gets tedious to try and read. I don't mind when the entire post has one singular font or size change, because usually it's for legibility reasons more so than ~aesthetic~. I just really hate when the entire post is just completely illegible. It's also usually very exclusionary towards those of us with visual impairments that rely on text-to-speech readers because those programs don't recognize the letters as they display and will proceed to speak out each individual character's browser codepoint rather than the letter it's supposed to represent. Certain browsers and smartphones have this problem, too.

Send ☠️ for something that will result in a instant unfollow from you

Callout posts. I've been on this trash hellsite for longer than most of you have been adults (that's a real accomplishment for me, I know. 🙄) and I know for a fact that every single one of us hasn't always been our best towards someone else in some way or another. It happens, we're complex creatures: most of us with some kind of chemical imbalance in our brains. This is why I believe most callout posts aren't necessary and, more often than not, they only prove to stoke the flames of whatever stupid internet drama someone's involved in. Callouts have rapidly devolved from serious warnings from extremely dangerous, frightening individuals to weird displays of entitlement wherein folks demand the mass-unfollowing of an individual because they've discovered they are incompatible as friends. I don't think anybody has the right to completely destroy someone's reputation because they got into a fight with them privately and have learned that one or both parties are not yet mature enough to handle conflict in a grown-up manner. It's not anyone's fault that they don't know when to walk away from a failing and incompatible friendship other than their own, you know? I just don't have the energy for this type of shit anymore. I don't believe it's my responsibility to navigate fucking tumblr of all places by having to tip-toe around and remember to avoid the specific people that someone who follows me has personally had beef with. I've got too much shit going on in my life, I'm not going to remember that and it's extremely unfair to expect me to. I'm sorry, I know it's not easy to hear but the only person that's responsible for your online safety and comfort is you.

This website has blocking features. This website has reliable filters that remove posts you don't want to see on your dashboard. Learn what browser extensions and add-ons are, and if possible, stop using tumblr on your mobile device. There are steps you can take to protect yourself that don't require making sure other people remember to keep track of this stuff for you, too. Sorry about the rant, I'm just getting too old and extremely sick of social media, honestly.

Send ✋ for a prompt/plot/concept/ anything you refuse to role play

The sexual exploitation of children is absolutely unacceptable in my book. Which is, y'know, pretty universally understood to be a no-no across nearly all creeds and walks of life. But, as someone who mainly writes for villains, you'd be surprised by how much I've been approached for shit like that.

Fuck that, and fuck you if you have the balls to ask me to write something like that with you, or if you try to write me into that corner. :) Thanksssssssssssssssssss

[nea-dot-im]

Literal description of 🥴 according to the Unicode Consortium:

Codepoint U+1F974: FACE WITH UNEVEN EYES AND WAVY MOUTH

Those sure are faces with uneven eyes and wavy mouths.