good morning!
Don’t ask me how we got here, but your hoddler-in-chief is scraping the bottom of the barrel for today’s topic: the harp emoji.
The Unicode Consortium, which dictates emojis used across the world, on Sunday announced its approval of the harp emoji.
You might be thinking, “Who cares?” Your point is generally understood. But it’s a big deal in the harp world, as covered by Harp Column.
The folks behind the harp emoji said its omission from the unicode lexicon was “egregious” to other musical instruments represented on the keyboard.
“Furthermore, angels are often depicted with harps, and we should all aspire to be angels,” the proposal reads.
Want a look of the new harp emoji? Look no further:
The harp emoji was proposed to feature after the violin emoji. So if you plan on teasing your contacts with the world’s smallest violin, you may accidentally tease them with the world’s smallest harp. Which probably sounds a lot more lovely than the world’s smallest violin.
The new harp emoji will debut later this year or in 2025, according to Harp Column.
All this is pretty exciting, and it might get me to update my phone’s operating software for the first time in at least a year or so (or whenever the last time I updated it).
This also is apparently a big deal for fans of Joanna Newsom, I’ve read. I don’t know of her or her work, but I’m happy for the Joanna Newsom fans. More importantly, I’m happy for all the harp enthusiasts out there.
Fitzie’s track of the day: The Gardens, by Chick Correa
And now for your links:
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Dan KP: Postecoglou puts pressure on himself but ‘deserves total Spurs support’
The Athletic ($$): How Arsenal exploited space left by Spurs
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