tonsky / tonsky/FiraCode

Glyph request: complete "Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows", esp ⬡, ⬢

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Description

The Unicode Block “Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows” in the Basic Multilingual Plane seems to be incomplete but contains a few symbols actually used in some contexts.

Would be awesome to get it complete! 🤗

Thanks for the great font!

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Research direction

Start by checking the font's current coverage of the Unicode “Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows” block, focusing on ⬡ and ⬢. Determine which symbols are missing and establish the complete glyph set to add; the work is done when the block is complete and the requested symbols are included.

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Assessment

Domain
design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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