Unicode #

This lab explores Unicode and invisible characters.

[0] Setup #

We will do these experiments in the python shell. 💻 Enter the python shell

python3

you will know you’re in the shell if it looks like this:

>>>

👾 💬 Exiting the shell

To exit the shell, type control + D or type exit.

[1] Print Unicode as integers #

💻 The ord() function prints unicode as integers

For example:.

char_a = 'A'
char_tree = '樹'
char_poo = '💩'

>>>ord(char_tree)

>>>ord(char_tree)

>>>ord(char_poo)

💻 Experiment by printing out some different characters

You can see integer representation is longer for some than it is for others

[2] Invisible characters #

Some emojis have variations, such as different skin and hair colors

💻 Save an emoji that has variations into a variable

char_man = '🙋🏻'
char_painter = '👩🏽‍🎨'

When you try to print them out as a whole, you may get an error.

💻 Print each piece of the emoji separately

>>>ord(char_painter[0])
>>>ord(char_painter[1])
>>>ord(char_painter[2])
>>>ord(char_painter[3])