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August 3, 2015 02:00 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Imdd43ZLueY/unicode-consortium-looks-at-symbols-for-allergies
Unicode Consortium Looks At Symbols For Allergies
AmiMoJo writes: A proposal (PDF), submitted by a Google engineer to the Unicode Consortium asks that food allergies get their own emojis and be added to the standard. The proposal suggests the addition of peanuts, soybeans, buckwheat, sesame seeds, kiwi fruit, celery, lupin beans, mustard, tree nuts, eggs, milk products and gluten. According to TNW: "This proposal will take a little longer to become reality — it’s still in very early stages and needs to be reviewed by the Unicode Consortium before it can move forward, but it’ll be a great way for those with allergies to quickly express them."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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