Add ZWJ Sequence for Condom Emoji

[Crissov]

Version 3

Version 2

🎈‍🗢️ U+1F388+200D+1F5E2+FE0F = Balloon + ZWJ + Lips (≈ “rated for sex”) + VS-16 (“select emoji variant”). Since implementations should only support registered variation selector (VS) sequences and U+1F5E2 does not yet have the Emoji property set to Yes in UTR#51’s emoji-data.txt, 🎈‍🗢 U+1F388+200D+1F5E2 should work, too (or instead?). That’s also the reason why Emojione does not yet contain a graphic for Lips, which should be visually distinct from 👄 U+1F444 Mouth and 💋 U+1F48B Kiss Mark.

There has been a failed proposal to add a proper condom emoji recently by Tamara Greene on behalf of advertising agency Havas which has worked for Durex before. The popular brand just re-launched a social media campaign to get it added anyway. The original proposal to Unicode favored a glyph showing a preservative in its sealed (bluish) packaging, but they also use an unwrapped one “ready to use” (but without a penis or dildo showing). It’s a publicity stunt, for sure, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad idea or one that Emojione couldn’t benefit from.

PS: There is now an entry for Condom at Emoji Request.

[Crissov]

JFTR: Durex recently started to promote ☔️ U+2614 Umbrella with Rain Drops as an unofficial condom emoji.