Unicode doesn't define any flags, really. That's up to the font rendering on sys... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		chungy on Jan 27, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why can't you reverse a string with a flag emoji? Unicode doesn't define any flags, really. That's up to the font rendering on systems/libraries.

happytoexplain on Jan 27, 2022 [–]

True, but Unicode explicitly defines "SU" as a deprecated combination, regardless of flags. Seems like they omit everything from the list of "no longer used" country codes, with some exceptions. I would think they would have no reason not to allow historical regions.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact