Repurposed Unicode Characters
repurposed unicode character โ
in unicode, we have many named drinks, but not the most popular one, coffee. why is that?
this character, named HOT BEVERAGE
- โ (U+2615: HOT BEVERAGE)
was one of the first among drink and food characters.
it was rendered as coffee.
later years, when unicode created emoji additions, it added a lot character for different drinks.
๐บ ๐ท ๐ธ ๐ถ ๐ฅ ๐ต ๐ซ ๐ง ๐ง ๐ฅ ๐ฅค ๐ง
but the HOT BEVERAGE is already understood as symbol for coffee, so no specific character is added for coffee.
so with have the inconsistent situation, where you have many named drinks, but not the most popular coffee.
- โค (U+2764: HEAVY BLACK HEART)
- ๐ค (U+1F5A4: BLACK HEART)
was the first heart character in unicode, together with
- โฅ (U+2665: BLACK HEART SUIT)
- โก (U+2661: WHITE HEART SUIT)
