The Latest Breaking News from Unicode

Hackers are using Unicode to hide malicious pages and deliver malware.

A phishing campaign targeting Booking.com users relies on a technique involving the ambiguity of Unicode characters.

Paul Butler tests and demonstrates the flexibility of encoding hidden messages within Unicode characters, including emoji.

Over 260 flags but no Aboriginal flag emoji? Luckily, there's an AI workaround...

When it comes to digital access and internet technologies, some languages are still more equal than others. Speakers of majority languages, who type in English or text in Korean, assume their message will be transmitted accurately. But Indigenous language communities don’t share this same confidence.

Here's what's coming to the next official emoji list – though you'll be waiting a while to see them appear.

Spice Girl Mel B gives backing to campaign for emojis with black or mixed-race hairstyles to be brought in

Out of almost 4,000 emojis, none represent people with hairstyles commonly worn by Black or dual heritage people, according to research by group Rise 365

Hackney group Rise.365 is trying to tackle poor representation and spark discussions about discrimination with new designs