Unicode provides a unique number for every character, no matter what the platform, program, or language is.

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Unicode Consortium

Unicode Consortium's headquarters in Mountain View, CA, United States

Toral Cowieson

Mark Davis

John Tinsley

Manuela Giese

Brent Getlin

Tim Brandall

Teresa Marshall

Annemarie Apple

Cathy Wissink

David Rowe

Kulpreet Chilana

Salvatore Giammarresi

Bob Jung

This department oversees strategic direction and decision-making within the organization.

Leadership

This department oversees the strategic direction and governance processes of the organization.

Board Governance

The Legal and Governance Team at the Unicode Consortium is responsible for overseeing compliance with legal standards, developing governance policies, and ensuring the integrity of the Unicode Standard. They address legal challenges related to character encoding and emoji usage while facilitating collaboration among various working groups to maintain transparency and accountability in decision-making processes.

Legal and Governance Team

This department oversees the development and standardization of emoji and text-related protocols for various communication platforms.

Emoji and Text Standards

The Technical Development Team at the Unicode Consortium is responsible for advancing the implementation and standardization of Unicode specifications, ensuring consistency in character encoding across different platforms and languages. They oversee technical initiatives, manage releases, and facilitate collaboration among various subcommittees, including those focused on emoji, internationalization, and localization, to enhance global communication and accessibility.

Technical Development Team

This department oversees the strategic direction and standards for Unicode development and implementation.

Unicode Consortium

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Unicode Governance

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Unicode Consortium

Org chart

Board & advisors

Teams

Leadership

Board Governance

Legal and Governance Team

Emoji and Text Standards

Technical Development Team

Unicode Governance

Offices

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