Hacker News Emoji Mystery: Length 36?
2025-08-29
A post on Hacker News sparked a discussion about the display of emojis. The author noticed that Hacker News seems to handle emojis in titles differently, replacing them with spaces or converting them into character encodings to fit the 80-column display limit. Tests revealed that a single emoji could have a length of 36, contrasting with its expected length. The post explores Hacker News's emoji handling mechanism and the variations in emoji display across different browsers and devices.
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