cvzi
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5 months ago I have listed CQ as "unsupported" at the moment. My plan is to wait for iOS and Android to include it.
Expected support timeline for Unicode 16.0 according to emojipedia.org:
Based on last year's release schedule, here is our estimate for when you can expect to see Emoji 16.0 emojis appear across different devices and platforms:
- September 2024: Google previews its designs via its Noto Color Emoji and Noto Emoji font site pages.
- October 2024: Samsung will likely debut its support in a One UI update
- January / February 2025: WhatsApp will release their Emoji 16.0 for Android devices
- Early 2025: Google will begin to progressively support Emoji 16.0 across their different platforms (e.g. Chromebook, YouTube)
- March 2025: Google will provide support for Android devices
- March / April 2025: Apple will release their Emoji 16.0 support via iOS 18.4
- Summer 2025: Facebook, including Messenger (though support for Emoji 15.1 has yet to be provided)
- Summer / Fall 2025: Microsoft via a major Windows 11
The country code CQ = Sark is in Unicode 16.0's list of flags / RGI list. Unicode 16 will be finalized in September, and then it's up to the main emoji fonts to add support. Is this something worth adding to
flag/data/__init__.py, or should it wait until it becomes more usable?