The range of characters that can be represented by Unicode is truly bewildering. If there’s a symbol that was ever used to represent a sound or a concept anywhere in the world, chances are pretty good ...

Unicode contains characters from various languages, including the Latin alphabet, but there are only four characters that have separate types registered in addition to 'uppercase' and 'lowercase'.

Google has declined to fix a critical 'ASCII smuggling' vulnerability in its Gemini AI, leaving Google Workspace users ...

It's easy to mistake an "l" for a "1" or an "I" with a poorly designed typeface. (Ahem.) Fortunately, modern fonts tend to use a variety of techniques to disambiguate those easily confused ...

From now on, ChatGPT will be harder to hide. It turns out that with the release of the new o3 and o4-mini models, OpenAI chatbot started leaving hidden watermarks — Unicode characters in the generated ...

The Unicode Consortium has announced that it's adding what's essentially a Bigfoot emoji to the open Unicode standard this fall. The famous cryptid will appear as "Hairy Creature" alongside a ...

Imagine sending a simple emoji in a text message—just a cheerful smiley face or a thumbs-up—without a second thought. Now, what if I told you that same emoji could secretly carry hidden instructions ...

Ska heads have been waiting for this: A trombone emoji is imminent. The Unicode Consortium, a nonprofit foundation that upholds the Unicode Standard, announced the approved 2025 list of emoji. Other ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Cybercriminals are using the Japanese alphabet to spoof Booking.com Scammers are targeting people ...