Unicode: Variation Selector

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What is Unicode Variation Selector

Variation Selector 15 and 16 are used to indicate text rendering or emoji rendering, for those character that have both presentation.

“U+FE0E: VARIATION SELECTOR-15”
Indicator for text rendering.
“U+FE0F: VARIATION SELECTOR-16”
Indicator for emoji rendering.

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