unicode-proposals
unicode-proposals copied to clipboard
Crissov
"Cool S"
The diamond "S" should have a unicode character.
This guy:
ʌ
/ \
/ \
| | |
\ \/
/\ \
| | |
\ /
\ /
v
See other examples about: https://mobile.twitter.com/JFriedhoff/status/971174957517590528
Hm, as a math symbol? You would need to show some existing uses, the older the better.
This is definitely not a math symbol. :p The tweet was a joke.
It is however a very common ~2 decade old cultural artifact.
I understand that the tweet was a joke, but I'm not sure whether your intention to get this symbol encoded is, too. I suggested treating it as a (math) symbol because otherwise the question whether it should be part of a complete Latin alphabet is inevitable. To be considered for encoding it would need sufficient evidence that it is used either in or like text, not as purely decorative artwork. I highly doubt it would qualify as a new emoji, since the ESC/UTC is now almost only adding pictographs as newly encoded characters. (They are adding an infinity symbol to Emoji 11.0 using an existing character.)
Seen in use as a replacement S this weekend in a town with a population < 200. This is clearly in regular use in places divorced from internet culture and should be added.
](url)
@cnelson Since it is used as a stylistic variant of a plain S in the word strawberry here, this does nothing to support its encoding as a separate symbol or letter.
What about a ZWJ solution?
U+1F192 SQUARED COOL U+200D ZERO-WIDTH JOINER U+0053 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S
I think this genuinely warrants its own character. It's definitely not a math symbol, and while it may sometimes be used as a stylistic 'S' it is much more than that. It's a symbol with unknown origin that many people across many cultures inexplicably draw. I think the best fit would be in the other-symbol group -- think of it as a fleur-de-lis for middle-schoolers. The geometric category could be a good fit as well.
For a recent cultural reference point, see today's XKCD: https://xkcd.com/2690/
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_S) lists documented appearances as early as 1973, though there's speculation it dates back to the 1890s. Basquiat even hid them in some of his paintings.
Would it work as a variant form of 𝕊 U+1D54A MATHEMATICAL DOUBLE-STRUCK CAPITAL S?
My suggestion would be the Geometric Shapes Extended block, perhaps as U+1F7F1, as every other block that makes more sense is full, and I don't think this proposal alone justifies assigning a new Miscellaneous Symbols Extended block.
One may find an extensive list of additional references / citations / &c. pp. here, courtesy of @LEMMiN0:
https://www.lemmi.no/p/the-universal-s
