Unicode 8 New Characters (2015)
Unicode 8.0.0 is released on June 17, 2015.
Unicode 8.0 adds a total of 7,716 characters, encompassing six new scripts and many new symbols, as well as character additions to several existing scripts. Notable character additions include the following:
- A set of lowercase Cherokee syllables, forming case pairs with the existing Cherokee characters
- A large collection of CJK unified ideographs
- Emoji symbols and symbol modifiers for implementing skin tone diversity; see Unicode Emoji.
- Georgian lari currency symbol
- Letters to support the Ik language in Uganda, Kulango in the Cรดte dโIvoire, and other languages of Africa
- The Ahom script for support of the Tai Ahom language in India
- Arabic letters to support Arwiโthe Tamil language written in the Arabic script
- Other important updates in Unicode Version 8.0 include:
- Change in encoding model of New Tai Lue to visual order
Unicode 8 New Emoji
Font:
smilies
๐ค ๐ค ๐ ๐ค ๐ค ๐ ๐ค ๐ค ๐ค ๐ค
[see Unicode: Emoji ๐]
skin tones
๐ป ๐ผ ๐ฝ ๐พ ๐ฟ
hand
๐ค
[see Hand Emoji ๐]
animals
๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ
[see Unicode: Animal Emoji ๐ฑ]
[see Insects Emoji ๐]
food
๐ง ๐ญ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ ๐ฟ ๐พ
[see Unicode: Food Emoji ๐บ]
sports
๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐น
[see Unicode: Sports Emoji โฝ]
places
๐ ๐ ๐ ๐
[see Unicode: Places Emoji ๐จ]
things
๐บ ๐ ๐ฟ
[see Unicode: Things Emoji ๐ช]
Reference
http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode8.0.0/
Unicode Versions
- Fonts for Unicode 6 Emoticons (2010)
- Unicode 7 New Characters (2014)
- Unicode 8 New Characters (2015)
- Unicode 9 New Characters (2016)
- Unicode 10 New Characters (2017)
- Unicode 11 New Characters (2018)
- Unicode 12 New Characters (2019)
- Unicode 13 New Characters (2020)
- Unicode 14 New Characters (2021)
- Unicode 15 New Characters (2022)