L2/19-370

Recommendations for Emoji ZWJ Sequences for
multi-skintoned handshake for Unicode 14.0
From:​ Jennifer Daniel (Google)
To:​ Unicode Technical Committee (UTC)
Date:​ 2019-07-25;
Last update:​ 2019-11-12;

The following document is a continuation of L2/19-265 ​approved by UTC in July, 160-C7
and in service of established E​ SC priorities​ to support a ZWJ sequence formulti-skintoned handshakes ( U+1F91D). ​This is a proposal for 25 new RGIsequences be added to Emoji 14.0.

🤝I.

Identification
Sample Image(clr)

SampleImage(bw)Proposed
Unicode and
CLDR name

Possible CLDR English
keywords

Multi-skintoned
handshake

Friendship, equality,handshake, agreement,meeting, greeting

Closested
UnicodeEmoji

Notes:●●[] + [Skin Tone] + [ZWJ] + [] + [Skin Tone] (fallback =)This proposal requires 25 modifier sequences● + 5 RGI modifier sequences with handshake symbol (for thecombinations with same skin tone)● + 20 RGI ZWJ sequences with hand + mod + ZWJ + hand + mod(for the combinations with different skin tones)

LicenseWe c​ ertify that the images have appropriate licenses for use by the UTC.

II. Sort location
Same location has existing handshake - People & Body​ - ​hands

III. Images

🏻🏼🏽Light Skin Tone Medium-Light
Medium Skin
🏻Light Skin Tone
🏼Medium-Light
Skin Tone

🏽Medium SkinTone

🏾Medium-Dark
Skin Tone🏿Dark Skin Tone

Skin ToneTone

🏾Medium-Dark
Skin Tone🏿Dark Skin Tone

IV. Selection factors — Inclusion
A. Compatibility
A number of major platforms support non-rgi variations of the handshake emoji withskin-tone options. Below: Shared skin tone support is not RGI but is supported byGoogle, Samsung, Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter.

🏻🏼🏽Light Skin Tone Medium-Light
Medium Skin
Skin Tone

GoogleSamsungFacebookWhatsAppTwitterMicrosoftTone

🏾Medium-Dark
Skin Tone🏿Dark Skin Tone

B. Expected use
1. Frequency
Usage is expected to be reasonably high given that the existing handshake
performs above median and is in the ​sixth ranked order by median frequency​.
Searchterm

Search term

handshakeagreement

meeting

Google Search

Bing Search

Google Image
SearchGoogleTrends: WebGoogle
Trends: Image

handshake

189,000,000

12'100'000

49,900,000

See below

See below

agreement

3,010,000,000

160,000

189,000,000

See below

See below

meeting

5,230,000,000

171,000,000

619,000,000

See below

See below

Google Search

Bing Search

Google Image Search2. Multiple usages
Can represent the general concept of unity and two sides coming to anagreement.
3. Use in sequences
N/a this is a ZWJ sequence.
4. Breaking new ground
This would be the only emoji depicting physical agreement amongst two peopleof different skintones in a way that is not explicitly romantic in nature (Existingemojis that clearly depict two individuals in contact:).

👬🤼🤝C. Image distinctivenessA multi-skintoned handshake is iconic and symbolic in a manner that is distinct
from the existing RGI handshake emoji. Unlike the existing handshake which
offers no skintone variation, a multi-skintoned handshake represents thegeneral concept of unity of different cultures.
D. CompletenessOf our 39 body part emojis that have skintone, the HANDSHAKE emoji is theonly one that does not support skintone.

E. Frequently requested
There are a ​number of stories​ covering the deficiencies in a single gold
handshake emoji, it’s a frequently requested emoji on emojipedia, and this is
publicly documented priority for the ESC to resolve.

VI. Selection factors — Exclusion
F. Overly specificNo, this is a fairly generic and iconic.
G. Open-ended
No, this is not part of a set of similar items.
H. Already representable
No.
I. Logos, brands, UI icons, signage, specific people, deities
Not applicable. There are no logos, brands, signage or otherwise among theproposed characters.

J. Transient
Not applicable.
K. Faulty comparison
Justification for encoding the proposed emoji does not depend on analogy withother emoji that were encoded only for compatibility reasons.
L. Exact Images
An exact image is not required.

V. Data Files
Note: These data for the data files reference provision codepoints that will change in the future.
X101903 1F3FB 200D X101904 1F3FB; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: light skin, light skinX101903 1F3FB 200D X101904 1F3FC; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: light skin, medium-light skinX101903 1F3FB 200D X101904 1F3FD; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: light skin, medium skinX101903 1F3FB 200D X101904 1F3FE; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: light skin, medium-dark skinX101903 1F3FB 200D X101904 1F3FF; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: light skin, dark skinX101903 1F3FC 200D X101904 1F3FB; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: medium-light skin, light skinX101903 1F3FC 200D X101904 1F3FC; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: medium-light skin, medium-light skinX101903 1F3FC 200D X101904 1F3FD; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: medium-light skin, medium skinX101903 1F3FC 200D X101904 1F3FE; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: medium-light skin, medium-dark skinX101903 1F3FC 200D X101904 1F3FF; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: medium-light skin, dark skinX101903 1F3FD 200D X101904 1F3FB; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: medium skin, light skinX101903 1F3FD 200D X101904 1F3FC; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: medium skin, medium-light skinX101903 1F3FD 200D X101904 1F3FD; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: medium skin, medium skinX101903 1F3FD 200D X101904 1F3FE; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: medium skin, medium-dark skinX101903 1F3FD 200D X101904 1F3FF; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: medium skin, dark skinX101903 1F3FE 200D X101904 1F3FB; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: medium-dark skin, light skinX101903 1F3FE 200D X101904 1F3FC; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: medium-dark skin, medium-light skinX101903 1F3FE 200D X101904 1F3FD; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: medium-dark skin, medium skinX101903 1F3FE 200D X101904 1F3FE; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: medium-dark skin, medium-dark skinX101903 1F3FE 200D X101904 1F3FF; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: medium-dark skin, dark skinX101903 1F3FF 200D X101904 1F3FB; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: dark skin, light skinX101903 1F3FF 200D X101904 1F3FC; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: dark skin, medium-light skinX101903 1F3FF 200D X101904 1F3FD; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: dark skin, medium skinX101903 1F3FF 200D X101904 1F3FE; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: dark skin, medium-dark skinX101903 1F3FF 200D X101904 1F3FF; Emoji_ZWJ_Sequence; handshake: dark skin, dark skin