Look. If you're a novelty Unicode spam account (cough) or are using them in a non-information-critical way, then go ahead and use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_Alphanumeric_Symbols for fake styling.

But if you need to actually convey accessible information, don't. https://twitter.com/VictStudies/status/1029770019981455360
Look. If you're a novelty Unicode spam account (cough) or are using them in a non-information-critical way, then go ahead and use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_Alphanumeric_Symbols for fake styling.

But if you are distributing IMPORTANT EMERGENCY HURRICANE INFORMATION, don't https://twitter.com/foxnewsresearch/status/1040632454510522369
Hey fuckfaces! Please stop using https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_Alphanumeric_Symbols to (attempt to) convey information. They aren't supported on older devices and aren't friendly to screen readers. https://twitter.com/FoxNewsResearch/status/1059807800677859329
Hey slack-spotted butterwallets! Please stop using https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_Alphanumeric_Symbols to (attempt to) convey information. They aren't supported on older devices and aren't friendly to screen readers. https://twitter.com/pewresearch/status/1069337660827844608
Look. If you're a novelty Unicode spam account (cough) or are using them in a non-information-critical way, then go ahead and use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_Alphanumeric_Symbols … for fake styling.

But if you are distributing IMPORTANT BLIZZARD INFORMATION, don't fucking dare https://twitter.com/NWSDesMoines/status/1099440079238512642
Look. If you're a novelty Unicode spam account (cough) or are using them in a non-information-critical way, then go ahead and use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_Alphanumeric_Symbols for fake styling.

But don't use them to convey information. https://twitter.com/aphexjobs/status/1108680771722727424
[Adding NASA to the Mathematical Alphanumerics thread of shame.]

Hey Assholetronauts, just 'cuz you're 400km above us doesn't make you better than us. Don't use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_Alphanumeric_Symbols in tweets for fake styling. It breaks accessibility and readability. https://twitter.com/NASA_Astronauts/status/1110613882207383552
Now is the MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL P MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL E MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL R MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL F MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL E MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL K MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL T time to stop using math symbols as letters. https://twitter.com/VWcanada/status/1113863556640808960
Silence, <i>BRAND</i>.

Don't use mathematical symbols for fake styling if you want to be accessible. https://twitter.com/patriotact/status/1121524219865595913
Silence, <b>BRAND</b>.

Don't use mathematical symbols for fake styling if you want to be accessible. https://twitter.com/PlayStationUK/status/1125384761986490368
More brand shaming for using Mathematical Alphanumerics. https://twitter.com/TwitchSings/status/1129481589086228486
We can't wait for a Mathematical Alphanumerics flavor Oreo.

(Also, don't use them for accessible communication)

https://twitter.com/Oreo/status/1130943558259757056
🤫™ https://twitter.com/GetFlexSeal/status/1134099935094300673
🤫™ https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/1137674060714975238
Dear brands. Shut up with the mathematical alphanumeric "fonts". https://twitter.com/Cloud9/status/1138211997668040704
Dear "News":

򐀘 򐀡 򐀗򐀏 򐀜򐀔򐀉򐀨򐀥 򐀎 򐀨 򐀜 򐀒򐀈 򐀒 򐀑 򐀘 򐀞򐀍򐀦򐀪 򐀔򐀛򐀆򐀞򐀤򐀙 򐀦򐀊 򐀅򐀛򐀋򐀘 򐀠򐀗򐀀 򐀒򐀕򐀤򐀥 򐀪򐀇򐀖򐀙򐀢򐀍򐀘򐀒򐀛 򐀛򐀌򐀁򐀡 򐀁 򐀝 򐀛򐀜򐀓򐀕򐀌򐀔 򐀆 򐀡 򐀒򐀃򐀠򐀔򐀧 򐀡򐀣 򐀓򐀊򐀐 򐀪򐀩 򐀅 򐀚 򐀐 򐀨򐀅򐀨򐀝 򐀥 򐀊 򐀍򐀙򐀤 򐀑򐀒 򐀠򐀀򐀖 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice/status/1138452995342065669
Shut your pew hole with those mathematical alphanumerics. https://twitter.com/pewresearch/status/1138457149770805289
oh no https://twitter.com/koolaid/status/1138585399369109509
just stop https://twitter.com/Telstra/status/1146677741216915456
Oh No. The Brands™ have found Zalgo.

🤫™ https://twitter.com/kraftmacncheese/status/1159218714539114496
🤫™ https://twitter.com/wgussml/status/1161585641244655616
🤫™ https://twitter.com/Cloud9/status/1163594972601442304
Stop using mathematical alphanumeric symbols if you want to convey information. Lot of people can't read/access them.

Sure, maybe the screen readers *should* be able to handle them. But they generally can't. So, stop. https://twitter.com/DemGovs/status/1156565694999355392
Shut up, c̶r̶i̶m̶e̶ brands. https://twitter.com/SonyPicturesUK/status/1161638783730757632
< 🤫 ™ > https://twitter.com/EpicGames/status/1166108996576665601
They want your blood, but now are willing to extract it from your eyes and ears. https://twitter.com/ICRC/status/1167085729413042176
Brands.... https://twitter.com/discordapp/status/1171915820244451328
A second appearance in our thread of shame for @DemGovs. Some over-zealous social media manager intern using a "font" changer.

Stop it, you 𝔹𝕦𝕞 ℝ𝕖𝕖𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 ℕ𝕦𝕥 𝔹𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣. https://twitter.com/DemGovs/status/1156565694999355392
It's officially *fuck accessibility* season. https://twitter.com/MrPeanut/status/1176201809943289856
STOP👏USING👏MATHEMATICAL👏ALPHANUMERIC👏SYMBOLS👏TO👏CONVEY👏INFORMATION👏IF👏YOU👏WANT👏IT👏TO👏BE👏ACCESSIBLE

Like, if you are a CBS News affiliate in Arizona. https://twitter.com/azfamily/status/1176249412965654529
Okay #NotAllBrands. Maybe they can be taught.
👏Mathematical👏Alphanumerics👏Are👏Not👏Good👏At👏Conveying👏Accessible👏Information👏 https://twitter.com/LinusTech/status/1181637396363759617
🦚=💩 https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1183237058963398658
Our message to @BTP:

ሃዐሁዪ ፕቿሸፕ ጎነ ክዐፕ ልርርቿነነጎጌረቿ. ዕዐክ'ፕ ሁነቿ ጠልፕዘቿጠልፕጎርልረ ልረየዘልክሁጠቿዪጎርነ ፕዐ ርዐክሀቿሃ ጎክቻዐዪጠልፕጎዐክ, ሃዐሁ ነዘጎፕቻሁርጕነ. https://twitter.com/BTP/status/1184520202647724032
Anyone know how to untag in a solo tweetstorm in New Twitter? Our tweets have been @-ing "demgovs" but there is no UI in (Add another Tweet) to remove it.
MATHEMATICAL BOLD CAPITAL S
MATHEMATICAL BOLD SMALL H
MATHEMATICAL BOLD SMALL H
MATHEMATICAL BOLD SMALL H
SPACE
MATHEMATICAL BOLD CAPITAL B
MATHEMATICAL BOLD SMALL R
MATHEMATICAL BOLD SMALL A
MATHEMATICAL BOLD SMALL N
MATHEMATICAL BOLD SMALL D https://twitter.com/JohnLegere/status/1186991156522967045
██ █████ ███ ██ ██. https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1187039731563012097
Yeah. Maybe don't use Mathematical Alphanumeric symbols to attempt to convey important information if you're a ƒủćꝂỉἤꞡ law enforcement agency. https://twitter.com/BtonHovePolice/status/1188795088761217024
Sportsbrand just struck out in striking out. Inaccessible. https://twitter.com/Nationals/status/1189756118249000960
No! Bad politician!

[sprays with squirt bottle]

No Mathematical Alphanumerics for fake styling! Bad! Not universally supported, and not accessible to screenreaders!

[sprays more]

You're supposed to be progressive. Delete and try again. https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1190564813430296577
Seeing more of these in response to politicians and news agencies using fucked up Unicode to convey information. Keep up the shame.

(But specifically for them, and maybe brands. Probably shouldn't shame twee[s who aren't public figures. Gentle reminders, if necessary. )
𝘿𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙡𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 - select this option if you care about accessibility https://twitter.com/YouTube/status/1192498970687205376
🤫™ https://twitter.com/ServiceCloud/status/1197620869389934592
⎕⎕⎕ https://twitter.com/cavs/status/1198728959778840576
Another weather service for the hall of shame. https://twitter.com/NWSJacksonville/status/1208530252982444032
Abuse of Mathematical Alphanumerics is everyone's problem. But our public shaming thereof is reserved for the egregious abuses that really should be accessible. Like police, politicians, national weather emergencies, or #CORVID19 conspiracy theories. https://twitter.com/jakeadelstein/status/1232800436475707392
If you need to call out a less communication-critical account, perhaps do so as a threaded reply rather than public. Especially private accounts with few followers.

Some good quote tweets to throw at them:

https://twitter.com/kentcdodds/status/1083073242330361856
https://twitter.com/FriendlyAshley/status/1075226137805185024 https://twitter.com/laurenauramgold/status/1214915903168667649
(And for the love of all that is holy, stop "cc @fakeunicode" every time a 10-follower roleplaying account abuses them for fake italics.)
If you /must/ use Mathematical Alphanumerics on your personal account, then be aware that you might not convey information to everyone.

If you are an official support account trying to convey critical information, just fuck right off with that shit. https://twitter.com/NYCTSubway/status/1238234255232307201
Yes, there are more important things right now than calling out mathematical alphanumeric abuse.

BUT PEOPLE MIGHT NOT KNOW WHAT THOSE IMPORTANT THINGS ARE IF THEY ARE TWEETED IN MATHEMATICAL ALPHANUMERICS.
stop it you fuckfaces

communicate with letters and words, not math symbols

lives are at stake https://twitter.com/UNGeneva/status/1238115919144062978
stop it you fuckfaces

communicate with letters and words, not math symbols

lives are at stake https://twitter.com/10DowningStreet/status/1246747156767109120
You can follow @FakeUnicode.
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