Re: Wrong character code for HELM SYMBOL in TR 51 Unicode Emoji?

It certainly looks that way. In just the next paragraph it mentions
"U+2615 HOT BEVERAGE (introduced in Unicode 4.0)"

On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Adam Renberg <tgwizard_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've just read through the Unicode Technical Report #51 Unicode Emoji [1],
> and I have a question. In section 3.3 Methodology [2], third paragraph, it
> says:
>
> "This document takes a functional view regarding the identification of
> emoji: pictographs are categorized as emoji when it is reasonable to give
> them an emoji presentation, and where they are sufficiently distinct from
> other emoji characters. Symbols with a graphical form that people may treat
> as pictographs, such as U+2615 HELM SYMBOL (introduced in Unicode 3.0) may
> be included."
>
> However, when I look up the HELM SYMBOL, it seems to have code U+2388
> [3][4][5]. The character with code U+2615 is HOT BEVERAGE [6][7].
>
> Is this a mistake in the technical report?
>
> Best regards,
> Adam Renberg
>
> [1]: http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr51/index.html
> [2]: http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr51/index.html#Methodology
> [3]: http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2300.pdf
> [4]: http://unicode-table.com/en/2388/
> [5]: http://www.unicode.org/Public/3.0-Update/UnicodeData-3.0.0.txt
> [6]: http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2600.pdf
> [7]: http://unicode-table.com/en/2615/
Received on Sat Aug 29 2015 - 19:35:05 CDT