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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: why X
Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 00:29:22 -0000 (UTC)
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On 24 May 2024 09:41:31 +1000, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:

> I don't think I've seen an emoji work there except in Firefox
> (which I suspect renders such characters itself as graphics).

I thought Firefox, like a lot of other apps nowadays, uses a fallback 
font, like the “Noto” family that Google created expressly for this 
purpose.