What do the next 4000 emoji look like?
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#17Peak rank
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62Score · 7d
Nov 7, 2026First seen
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- 70
- Comments
- 68
- Submitted by
- lacieargyle
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
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- jenniferdaniel.substack.com
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Trending history
What do the next 4000 emoji look like? was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 7, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 27 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #17 of 30, reached on Nov 7, 21:24 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 7, 21:54 UTC.
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One big problem with this interpretation: expressivity is severely limited with computer text compared with handwriting where you can do what you want, and Unicode is about encoding what already exists, not creating anything new. You could say things like emoji skin tones are an exception to that rule, but modifiers…
If anyone in the unicode consortium is reading this, we really, really need a chainsaw emoji.
Perhaps something that illustrates my feelings about emoji... I had to individually select two of the emoji in the article and do a search for them in order to work out what they were... (they turned out to be oyster and fireworks, and seven didn't render at all... (Anther set of searches tells me that some of the…
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Is What do the next 4000 emoji look like? trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 7, 21:54 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank What do the next 4000 emoji look like? reached?
#17 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 7, 21:24 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has What do the next 4000 emoji look like? been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 7, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (27 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
70 points and 68 comments; submitted by lacieargyle on Nov 5, 2026.