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洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)

@hongminhee@hollo.social · Reply to Emelia 👸🏻's post

@thisismissem You're right, I don't believe there's a specific FEP for custom emojis yet. If one were to be created, accessibility through proper alt text would definitely need to be a core requirement. The current state where emoji codes like :blob_wave: become the alt text creates significant barriers for screen reader users—especially for non-English speakers, who face an additional language barrier when trying to understand these codes. A proper standard should address how to provide meaningful descriptions that actually convey what the emoji represents in multiple languages.

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@silverpill@mitra.social · Reply to 洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee)'s post

@hongminhee @thisismissem

I think we can use summary property on Emoji object. It's one of those properties for which the spec allows multi-language mappings:

https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-summary