So, I’m looking into coding some binary data as text, using single graphical units, after using already all the available ones for Java and UTF16, I’d like to expand my "pool".
I recently discovered grapheme clusters, where you can combine different elements/chars in order to create a single graphical unit, or, as they are properly called, a grapheme cluster.
For example: "🤦🏼‍♂️", which holds:
- base character
- skintone modifier
- ligature character (zero width joiner)
- male sign
- variation selector
I wonder if there is a comprensive list of all the possibile combinations, or at least some specifications which state clearly which emoticons can be combined how and how long they can be at maximum
>Solution :
Well, the obvious starting point is unicode itself: https://unicode.org
It does not provide a single, comprehensive list, as far as I know, but several lists for groups of symbols, e.g.
Emojis without modifiers:
https://unicode.org/emoji/charts/full-emoji-list.html
Emojis with modifiers:
https://unicode.org/emoji/charts/full-emoji-modifiers.html