Soft Shell Floppy Disk refers to a proposed or discussed emoji-style symbol for the older flexible floppy disk format, distinct from the officially encoded š¾ Floppy Disk emoji that usually depicts a rigid 3.5-inch diskette. In emoji proposal and Unicode-symbol discussion contexts, it would have represented retro computing, physical data storage, software, backups, file saving, early personal computers, and nostalgia for 1970sā1990s technology. The idea appealed to people who felt that the existing floppy disk icon did not cover the earlier soft-sleeve 5.25-inch or 8-inch media associated with vintage computers, classrooms, games, and hacker culture.
Disqus Leave a comment!
Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was one of the "suggested emojis" the Unicode group unveiled in June 2014 [article], however, it has been, and still is, up to the companies who support emoji in their operating systems to provide not only images but also an algorithm to replace the emoji code into the emoji image.
