There’s a semi-hidden way to access special symbol sets in Unicode, and a somewhat obscure method of searching for specific symbols across all of macOS’s included Unicode characters.

An update to Unicode Standard is now available, and introduces approximately 250 emoji pictographic symbols. The emojis are a part of the Unicode 7.0 software update from Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

Should major companies choose to adopt Unicode 7.0, it will be some time before the new emoji make their way to your phone or computer. Font updates can be a time-intensive process. Read more ...