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Emoji Encoding, � Unicode, & Internationalization - Naomi Meyer

Get a GitNation Multipass, attend 8+ remote JavaScript conferences & watch tens of pro talks and workshops from our past events: https://portal.gitnation.org/multipass 🗓   Talk recording from JSNation Live 2020, the biggest JavaScript conference in the cloud: https://live.jsnation.com # Emoji Encoding, � Unicode, & Internationalization Why does '👩🏿‍🎤'.length = 7? Is JavaScript UTF-8 or UTF-16? What happens under the hood when you set ? Have you ever wondered how emoji and complex scripting languages are encoded to work correctly across browsers and devices - for billions of people around the world? Or how new emoji are introduced and approved? Have you ever seen one of these: □ � “special” glyph characters before and want more information on why they might appear and how to avoid them in the future? Let’s talk about Unicode encoding in JavaScript and across the world wide web! We’ll go over best practices, common pitfalls, and provide resources to learn more - even where to go if you want to submit a new emoji proposal! :)

September 10, 2020