So when Unicode releases a bunch of emojis, is it kinda like releasing a spec? Like Apple/android then has to have their designers go and actually draw all of the emojis from the spec?

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cedilla 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

In principle yes, but of course they don't have to. It's their own choice to have bespoke drawings. They also could just refuse to add the new emoji and just show �.

	▲	Rendello a day ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It's also worth noting that the consortium is made up of members from big tech companies, among others: https://unicode.org/consortium/directors.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_Consortium
	▲	int_19h 3 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Additionally, quite a few popular apps package their own emoji, at least in part. IIRC Firefox does this on Windows.

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npteljes 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes. They don't even release a baseline font themselves, it's all up to the people who create fonts to create the drawings. This is dissimilar to how for example the Alliance for Open Media works, where they create the spec, like AV1, and also release a reference version of the codec.