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		A string containing one emoji has length == 7 in JS and 17 in Rust (hsivonen.fi)
		4 points by ozornin on Dec 30, 2024 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 3 comments

retrac on Dec 30, 2024 [–]

It seems that on HN " ".length == 1 as the emoji has been replaced with a space.

ozornin on Dec 30, 2024 | [–]

true. fixed the title

retrac on Dec 30, 2024 | | [–]

It's ironically appropriate. Not sure if it's a [bug emoji] or a stylistic choice to not allow emoji on HN, but it does illustrate how variable handling of emoji can be.

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