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by kccqzy 616 days ago
Well languages and conventions change. The € sign was added not that long ago and it was somewhat painful. The Chinese language uses a single character to refer to chemical elements so when IUPAC names new elements they will invent new characters. Etc.
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Does unicode have space set aside for those new symbols to slot into? I know it's very rare, but it could get messy.
Unicode is already messy. Chinese characters especially so due to han unificiation.