valaramech@kbin.social 8 months ago
Parade raining time: https://feddit.de/comment/3373323
- I believe flags are sorted alphabetically by how they are internally represented. All flags are a combination of two special letter-symbols. For the UK flag, these two symbols are “GB”, therefore the UK flag should be much earlier.
- 🇺🇸 (Flag of the USA [code: US]) ≠ 🇺🇲 (Flag of the US Outlying Islands [code: UM])
Yes, the first US flag, which most people pick, is actually the flag of the US Outlying Islands. Whenever you see someone use the US flag emoji, check whether they accidentally used the " wrong" one.
TrustedChimp@lemm.ee 8 months ago
There’s a difference? I do need glasses but I can’t see any different between those 2 flags
Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 8 months ago
The only difference is the name of the emoji, the image itself is identical. There are also three Norwegian flag emojis for example, all identical.
TrustedChimp@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Oh ok that is totally not confusing at all why they have so many coded when only one would do
dustyData@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The consortium was forced to include flags, they never wanted to have them in first place, but they were technically already there when they inherited the curating of emoji. They are actively trying to find ways of getting rid of flags altogether. Too much politic flak all the time.
vox@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
for me the islands one is a bit darker, like 5-10/255 on rgb