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Version 7.0 of the Unicode Standard
        is now available, adding 2,834 new characters. This latest
        version adds the new currency symbols for the Russian ruble and
        Azerbaijani manat, approximately 250 emoji (pictographic
        symbols), many other symbols, and 23 new lesser-used and
        historic scripts, as well as character additions to many
        existing scripts. These additions extend support for written
        languages of North America, China, India, other Asian countries,
        and Africa. For full details, see 
http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode7.0.0/.
        
        Most of the new emoji characters derive from characters in
        long-standing and widespread use in Wingdings and Webdings
        fonts. Additions to emoji characters include, for example:
        
        
        Major enhancements were made to the Indic script properties. New
        property values were added to enable a more algorithmic approach
        to rendering Indic scripts. These include properties for joining
        behavior, new classes for numbers, and a further division of the
        syllabic categories of viramas and rephas. With these
        enhancements, the default rendering for newly added Indic
        scripts can be significantly improved.
        
        Unicode character properties were extended to the new
        characters. The old characters have enhancements to Script and
        Alphabetic properties, and casing and line-breaking behavior.
        There were also nearly 3,000 new Cantonese pronunciation
        entries, as well as new or clarified stability policies for
        promoting interoperable implementations.
        
        Two other important Unicode specifications are maintained in
        synchrony with the Unicode Standard, and have updates for
        Version 7.0. These will be released at the same time:
        
        
        http://unicode-inc.blogspot.com/2014/06/announcing-unicode-standard-version-70.htm