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1456 points pulisse | 3 comments | 07 Oct 19 16:24 UTC | HN request time: 1.8s | source
1. amelius ◴[07 Oct 19 21:22 UTC] No.21186101[source]▶
Why can't we just send custom emoji, and maintain a library of them?
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2. aembleton ◴[07 Oct 19 21:55 UTC] No.21186394[source]▶
Because it is a character, not an image so the recipient would also need the character to display it.
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3. amelius ◴[07 Oct 19 22:12 UTC] No.21186538[source]▶
This may be how it is implemented, but it may not be what the user wants. The user may just want to send "image of X", where X may be something that was not predefined by some company or standards-committee, or it may be something that some company or government does not want the user to send.