An update to Unicode Standard is now available, and introduces approximately 250 emoji pictographic symbols. The emojis are a part of the Unicode 7.0 software update from Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

'⍼' is a symbol included in fonts for mathematical symbols. For example, if you expand the '⍼' included in the mathematical formula / chemical formula font 'Cambria Math', it looks like this. It is a ...

In the first part of this article, I introduced you to Unicode, a grand unification scheme whereby every character in every writing system would be represented by a unique value, up to a potential one ...

When it comes to managing the vast array of unicode characters in modern font sets, Apple's character viewer tool can be exceptionally useful. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

Unicode is a massive, sprawling effort that pairs a number to every unique character in a language, every punctuation mark, every math symbol, and much more. And nearly all of it is available within ...