For example, the first icon in the picture included with the post is Apple's version of 1F46B, "MAN AND WOMAN HOLDING HANDS". The graphic included with the Unicode chart uses almost the exact same ...

Today, with the release of Unicode Version 7, the organization that standardizes text across the software industry has responded … albeit not the way many users had hoped.

Unicode, the company that standardizes text across the software industry, announced more than 2,800 new characters that it's adding in Version 7.0. That includes about 250 new emojis.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology rejoins the Unicode Consortium as a Supporting Member, procuring a seat at the table for India in the text and emoji standardisation body ...