for context: this was preceded by an hour-and-a-half unicode deep dive/diatribe. but i moved this elsewhere because i thought it deserved more eyes
the list of sponsored characters, and the four mentioned above δΊ πΎ π πΈ
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ok i promised the other server i'd stop talking about unicode but i just have to share this one more thing
The Unicode Consortium has this little thing where you can donate some [a lot] of money to "sponsor" a character, which basically lets you put a name and message on a list that nobody sees
Most of the sponsors, especially the higher-tier ones, are companies using it as very targeted advertising
But Ken Lunde, who worked on [among other things] Unicode and typeface support for CJK characters, has sponsored a few as memorials for important figures in his life
δΊ for John Jenkins, another Unicode CJK contributor
πΎ for his pets Lucky and Pocky
π for his professor and mentor Edward Daub
πΈ for his father Vernon Lunde
and it's just such a tiny, beautiful thing. such a heartfelt gesture, down such a scarcely-traveled path