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Re:Add '127.0.0.1 xn–9q8h' to /etc/hosts gives you "localghost" by icebraining on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @11:10AM (#21992652)
Nope, Twitter replaces the unicode character with an SVG image, so it should show the same for everyone.
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Re:Add '127.0.0.1 xn–9q8h' to /etc/hosts gives you "localghost" by hippish on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @11:39AM (#21992977)
Depends on how you're browsing. The legacy fallback does not replace it, eg when you have js disabled
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Re:Add '127.0.0.1 xn–9q8h' to /etc/hosts gives you "localghost" by dubcanada on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @11:55AM (#21993175)
None of the emoji implementations use a solid white ghost without something else (border or shadow).
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Re:Add '127.0.0.1 xn–9q8h' to /etc/hosts gives you "localghost" by kick on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @12:40PM (#21993753)
I have JS disabled, and just viewed it in both the legacy mobile view and the legacy desktop view. Neither have what was originally described.
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