My first big task at Desh Keyboard was fixing emoji issues.
I learned emojis are "universal" and "unified by Unicode"... until you dig deeper! 😅
Turns out Apple's 🍎 looks nothing like Google's 🍏, and don't get me started on Samsung's... unique interpretations.
But hey, they're still faster than loading icon fonts! 🚀
Debugging emojis at Desh Keyboard revealed the truth:
Unicode promises unity, but each vendor adds their own "artistic flair".
Your ☕ might be a latte on iOS and espresso on Android!
Despite this beautiful chaos, emojis still beat icons for speed and expression. 🎭
Unicode sells emojis as "universal", but my Desh Keyboard adventures taught me otherwise! 🤫
A 🚀 on Twitter Web might look completely different on your phone.
Yet somehow, this delightful inconsistency still works better than managing icon libraries.
Go figure! 🤷♂️
Hello
👋
🎭 Waving Hand Chaos
This 👋 could be
light,
medium, or
dark skinned
depending on your device!
Unicode's skin tone modifiers create
5 variations.
My debugging adventures showed me this
"simple" wave isn't so
simple! 😄
This 👋 could be light, medium, or dark skinned depending on your device!
Unicode's skin tone modifiers create 5 variations.
My debugging adventures showed me this "simple" wave isn't so simple! 😄
I'm
Muhammed Ziyad T V 👨🏻💻
aka yemzikk ✨ The Story Behind "yemzikk" • My full name is Muhammed Ziyad, and I'm from Kuttiady. • Shortened, that becomes MZK - M for Muhammed, Z for Ziyad, K for Kuttiady. • Phonetically: M → yem, Z → zi, K → kk - and that's how yemzikk was born! • I initially wanted "yemzik", but it wasn't available. • So, I added an extra 'k', giving a nod to Kallad Kuttiady, Kuttiady Kozhikkode, or even Kozhikkode Kerala. It's unique. It's personal. And yeah, it sounds pretty cool too 😎