Look. If you& #39;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">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math... for fake styling.

But if you need to actually convey accessible information, don& #39;t. https://twitter.com/VictStudies/status/1029770019981455360">https://twitter.com/VictStudi...
Look. If you& #39;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">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math... for fake styling.

But if you are distributing IMPORTANT EMERGENCY HURRICANE INFORMATION, don& #39;t https://twitter.com/foxnewsresearch/status/1040632454510522369">https://twitter.com/foxnewsre...
Hey fuckfaces! Please stop using https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_Alphanumeric_Symbols">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math... to (attempt to) convey information. They aren& #39;t supported on older devices and aren& #39;t friendly to screen readers. https://twitter.com/FoxNewsResearch/status/1059807800677859329">https://twitter.com/FoxNewsRe...
Hey slack-spotted butterwallets! Please stop using https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_Alphanumeric_Symbols">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math... to (attempt to) convey information. They aren& #39;t supported on older devices and aren& #39;t friendly to screen readers. https://twitter.com/pewresearch/status/1069337660827844608">https://twitter.com/pewresear...
Look. If you& #39;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">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math... … for fake styling.

But if you are distributing IMPORTANT BLIZZARD INFORMATION, don& #39;t fucking dare https://twitter.com/NWSDesMoines/status/1099440079238512642">https://twitter.com/NWSDesMoi...
Look. If you& #39;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">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math... for fake styling.

But don& #39;t use them to convey information. https://twitter.com/aphexjobs/status/1108680771722727424">https://twitter.com/aphexjobs...
[Adding NASA to the Mathematical Alphanumerics thread of shame.]

Hey Assholetronauts, just & #39;cuz you& #39;re 400km above us doesn& #39;t make you better than us. Don& #39;t use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_Alphanumeric_Symbols">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math... in tweets for fake styling. It breaks accessibility and readability. https://twitter.com/NASA_Astronauts/status/1110613882207383552">https://twitter.com/NASA_Astr...
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">https://twitter.com/VWcanada/...
Silence, <i>BRAND</i>.

Don& #39;t use mathematical symbols for fake styling if you want to be accessible. https://twitter.com/patriotact/status/1121524219865595913">https://twitter.com/patriotac...
Silence, <b>BRAND</b>.

Don& #39;t use mathematical symbols for fake styling if you want to be accessible. https://twitter.com/PlayStationUK/status/1125384761986490368">https://twitter.com/PlayStati...
More brand shaming for using Mathematical Alphanumerics. https://twitter.com/TwitchSings/status/1129481589086228486">https://twitter.com/TwitchSin...
We can& #39;t wait for a Mathematical Alphanumerics flavor Oreo.

(Also, don& #39;t use them for accessible communication)

https://twitter.com/Oreo/status/1130943558259757056">https://twitter.com/Oreo/stat...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤫" title="Shushing face" aria-label="Emoji: Shushing face">™ https://twitter.com/GetFlexSeal/status/1134099935094300673">https://twitter.com/GetFlexSe...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤫" title="Shushing face" aria-label="Emoji: Shushing face">™ https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/1137674060714975238">https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/...
Dear brands. Shut up with the mathematical alphanumeric "fonts". https://twitter.com/Cloud9/status/1138211997668040704">https://twitter.com/Cloud9/st...
Dear "News":

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

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤫" title="Shushing face" aria-label="Emoji: Shushing face">™ https://twitter.com/kraftmacncheese/status/1159218714539114496">https://twitter.com/kraftmacn...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤫" title="Shushing face" aria-label="Emoji: Shushing face">™ https://twitter.com/wgussml/status/1161585641244655616">https://twitter.com/wgussml/s...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤫" title="Shushing face" aria-label="Emoji: Shushing face">™ https://twitter.com/Cloud9/status/1163594972601442304">https://twitter.com/Cloud9/st...
Stop using mathematical alphanumeric symbols if you want to convey information. Lot of people can& #39;t read/access them.

Sure, maybe the screen readers *should* be able to handle them. But they generally can& #39;t. So, stop. https://twitter.com/DemGovs/status/1156565694999355392">https://twitter.com/DemGovs/s...
Shut up, c̶r̶i̶m̶e̶ brands. https://twitter.com/SonyPicturesUK/status/1161638783730757632">https://twitter.com/SonyPictu...
< https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤫" title="Shushing face" aria-label="Emoji: Shushing face"> ™ > https://twitter.com/EpicGames/status/1166108996576665601">https://twitter.com/EpicGames...
They want your blood, but now are willing to extract it from your eyes and ears. https://twitter.com/ICRC/status/1167085729413042176">https://twitter.com/ICRC/stat...
Brands.... https://twitter.com/discordapp/status/1171915820244451328">https://twitter.com/discordap...
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">https://twitter.com/DemGovs/s...
It& #39;s officially *fuck accessibility* season. https://twitter.com/MrPeanut/status/1176201809943289856">https://twitter.com/MrPeanut/...
STOPhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">USINGhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">MATHEMATICALhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">ALPHANUMERIChttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">SYMBOLShttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">TOhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">CONVEYhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">INFORMATIONhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">IFhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">YOUhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">WANThttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">IThttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">TOhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">BEhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">ACCESSIBLE

Like, if you are a CBS News affiliate in Arizona. https://twitter.com/azfamily/status/1176249412965654529">https://twitter.com/azfamily/...
Okay #NotAllBrands. Maybe they can be taught.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">Mathematicalhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">Alphanumericshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">Arehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">Nothttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">Goodhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">Athttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">Conveyinghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">Accessiblehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">Informationhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign"> https://twitter.com/LinusTech/status/1181637396363759617">https://twitter.com/LinusTech...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦚" title="Peacock" aria-label="Emoji: Peacock">=https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💩" title="Pile of poo" aria-label="Emoji: Pile of poo"> https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1183237058963398658">https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/st...
Our message to @BTP:

ሃዐሁዪ ፕቿሸፕ ጎነ ክዐፕ ልርርቿነነጎጌረቿ. ዕዐክ& #39;ፕ ሁነቿ ጠልፕዘቿጠልፕጎርልረ ልረየዘልክሁጠቿዪጎርነ ፕዐ ርዐክሀቿሃ ጎክቻዐዪጠልፕጎዐክ, ሃዐሁ ነዘጎፕቻሁርጕነ. https://twitter.com/BTP/status/1184520202647724032">https://twitter.com/BTP/statu...
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/JohnLeger...
██ █████ ███ ██ ██. https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1187039731563012097">https://twitter.com/sixers/st...
Yeah. Maybe don& #39;t use Mathematical Alphanumeric symbols to attempt to convey important information if you& #39;re a ƒủćꝂỉἤꞡ law enforcement agency. https://twitter.com/BtonHovePolice/status/1188795088761217024">https://twitter.com/BtonHoveP...
Sportsbrand just struck out in striking out. Inaccessible. https://twitter.com/Nationals/status/1189756118249000960">https://twitter.com/Nationals...
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& #39;re supposed to be progressive. Delete and try again. https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1190564813430296577">https://twitter.com/jeremycor...
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& #39;t shame twee[s who aren& #39;t public figures. Gentle reminders, if necessary. )
𝘿𝙤𝙣& #39;𝙩 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙡𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 - select this option if you care about accessibility https://twitter.com/YouTube/status/1192498970687205376">https://twitter.com/YouTube/s...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤫" title="Shushing face" aria-label="Emoji: Shushing face">™ https://twitter.com/ServiceCloud/status/1197620869389934592">https://twitter.com/ServiceCl...
⎕⎕⎕ https://twitter.com/cavs/status/1198728959778840576">https://twitter.com/cavs/stat...
Another weather service for the hall of shame. https://twitter.com/NWSJacksonville/status/1208530252982444032">https://twitter.com/NWSJackso...
Abuse of Mathematical Alphanumerics is everyone& #39;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">https://twitter.com/jakeadels...
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/kentcdodd... href=" https://twitter.com/FriendlyAshley/status/1075226137805185024">https://twitter.com/FriendlyA... https://twitter.com/laurenauramgold/status/1214915903168667649">https://twitter.com/laurenaur...
(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">https://twitter.com/NYCTSubwa...
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">https://twitter.com/UNGeneva/...
stop it you fuckfaces

communicate with letters and words, not math symbols

lives are at stake https://twitter.com/10DowningStreet/status/1246747156767109120">https://twitter.com/10Downing...
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