babel / babel/babel

[Bug]: Babel does not transpile Unicode identifier names for early engine targets

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Description

### 💻

- [ ] Would you like to work on a fix?

### How are you using Babel?

@babel/cli

### Input code

```js
let ℮;
```
Here is the [REPL](https://babel.dev/repl#?browsers=defaults%2C%20not%20ie%2011%2C%20not%20ie_mob%2011&build=&builtIns=false&corejs=false&spec=true&loose=true&code_lz=DYUwLgBIdIQNxA&debug=false&forceAllTransforms=true&shippedProposals=true&circleciRepo=&evaluate=true&fileSize=true&timeTravel=false&sourceType=unambiguous&lineWrap=false&presets=env&prettier=false&targets=Node-10.13&version=7.18.12&externalPlugins=&assumptions=%7B%7D)

### Configuration file name

babel.config.json

### Configuration

```json
{
"sourceType": "unambiguous",
"presets": ["@babel/preset-env"],
"plugins": [
"@babel/plugin-transform-runtime"
]
}
```
### Current and expected behavior

'Unicode 8' is only available in ES6, but babel doesn't transpile unicode 8.

### Environment

- babel
- - ├── @babel/cli@7.18.12
- - ├── @babel/plugin-transform-runtime@7.18.12
- - ├── @babel/preset-env@7.18.12
- Node: [v17.3.0]
- npm version [8.5.2]
- os [ubuntu 20.04]

### Possible solution

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### Additional context

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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the provided @babel/cli reproduction using @babel/preset-env, the input `let ℮;`, and the Node 10.13 target. Check how Babel handles Unicode 8 identifiers for early engine targets and compare the generated output with the expected compatible form. Done means the reproduction no longer leaves the Unicode identifier untranspiled.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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