Exploring browser-supported Unicode characters and a tweet shortening experiment
Read OriginalThe article details an experiment to shorten Twitter messages by replacing character pairs with Unicode ligatures and digraphs. The author created a script called 'ligatweet', analyzed cross-browser support for various Unicode characters, and discusses technical challenges like rendering inconsistencies and hinting issues. The project resulted in modest tweet length reductions of 6-12% while providing insights into Unicode's potential for text compression.
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