unicode-proposals Animals and Plants in Egyptian Hieroglyphs

It has been pointed out that Unicode already contains several pictograms of objects that are also available as emojis. It has been decided to decline L2/15-208 and therefore not make existing hieroglyph characters etc. into emojis but add them separately. Existing sets from actual scripts are however a solid case to build proposals upon or to use for inspiration.

Mammals

[x] donkey #232
[ ] jackal
[ ] panther (:leopard:)
[x] hippopotamus #105 (Unicode 11)
[x] elephant :elephant:
[x] giraffe :giraffe:
[ ] oryx
[ ] gazelle
[ ] ibex
[x] goat :goat:
[x] baboon (:monkey: :monkey_face:)
[x] hare (:rabbit:)
[ ] hartebeest

Birds

[ ] vulture, Egyptian vulture #91
[ ] buzzard #229
[ ] falcon #229
[ ] guinea-fowl
[ ] hoopoe
[ ] lawping
[ ] northern bald ibis, sacred ibis, glossy ibis #344
[x] flamingo #92
[ ] saddle-billed stork #209
[ ] heron
[ ] cattle egret
[ ] ostrich #93
[ ] cormorant
[ ] swallow
[ ] sparrow
[x] white-fronted goose #95
[ ] pintail
[ ] widgeon
[ ] quail chick
[x] duckling :baby_chick: :hatched_chick:
[ ] plovers
[ ] crested bird
[ ] spoonbill

Reptiles etc.

[x] gecko :lizard:
[x] turtle :turtle:
[x] crocodile :crocodile:
[x] frog :frog:
[ ] tadpole :frog:
[x] horned viper :snake:
[ ] cobra :snake:
[ ] tilapia

Fish

[ ] barbel
[ ] mullet
[ ] elephant-snout fish
[ ] Petrocephalus bane
[ ] puffer :blowfish:
[ ] catfish #321

Insects etc.

[ ] dung beetle :beetle:
[x] bee :bee:
[x] fly #150
[x] locust :crickets:
[x] centipede :bug:
[x] shell :shell:

Plants

[x] palm :palm_tree:
[ ] lotus :white_flower:
[ ] papyrus
[ ] reed
[ ] rush
[ ] sedge
[x] lily :blossom: :fleur_de_lis:
[ ] flowering sedge
[ ] emmer :ear_of_rice:

Proposals

L2/15-208

Standard References

Jul 29 '17 21:07 Crissov

The decision of the UTC was correct.

Dingbats, which are intended for text decoration and ornaments may also have a rather strict appearance, but they do not have any meaning. On the other hand, map and transport symbols and smilies may have a meaning, but give the font designer much more freedom.

Hieroglyphs, however, do not qualify to either of these categories, since they are graphemes with a fixed appearance and a fixed meaning. Emoji, however, explicitly are not graphemes as they lack a meaning or a defined appearance and therefore may have different interpretations or their look may vary among different vendors.

But, finally, hieroglyphs are a good source of inspiration for new emoji, no doubt.

Mar 05 '18 21:03 spixi

I agree, for what it’s worth.

Mar 06 '18 09:03 Crissov

Tilapia is listed as a proposal under reptiles. It is a fish, not a reptile.

Mar 26 '19 00:03 burtonsys