Document with Text refers to a proposed or discussed emoji-style symbol for a written page, file, contract, report, or form containing visible lines of text. It fits the type of practical object emoji that appeared in Unicode and vendor discussions during the broader emoji expansion period, including the era when many office, communication, and everyday-use symbols were being compared with existing Japanese carrier and platform sets. As a distinct emoji, Document with Text does not appear to have become an officially approved standalone emoji, and its intended role is largely covered today by related characters such as Page Facing Up, Page With Curl, Scroll, and Memo. People may have wanted it because a plain document with writing is a useful shorthand for paperwork, evidence, instructions, homework, legal terms, receipts, news, documentation, or βread the textβ messages.
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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.
