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Originally Posted by Artie
Thank you all for your answers. Emojis are showing fine out of the box in Kindle apps for macOS and iOS, so I assume that EPUB supports emojis without the need of adding additional code or transforming images into another format.
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No. You are making a woefully incorrect assumption and I'm damned if I understand why you think that ePUB support has anything to do with it. It's not as though K4iOS supports ePUB natively, directly and organically, or that K4Mac reader does, either and the other readers or devices don't.
They are all working off of what is essentially the same "core" system. Yes, there is support on newer devices, or more advanced (say, the 2022 Paperwhite over the 2012 K3), but that has nothing to do with why your Mac reader(s) are supporting the emojis whereas other devices won't.
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I kindly ask for a device that supports them. I can't buy all modern models and test an epub with emojis.
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So, are you only designing for the devices that DO support emojis, or the ones that don't? I'm confused by your statement around this.
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If somebody can please let me know a device that supports them, I will be very grateful. Thank you very much.
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In the business of formatting, we tend to design for the lowest, least-capable device, NOT the best. Otherwise, you are risking an enormous number of reader complaints, Kindle Quality Notices and the like. I would not recommend, for you or anyone else, that you try designing for the best and newest devices. That way lies madness.
If you can find a way to sideload and then open an eBook in KCR (Kindle Cloud Reader, which is basically a cloud-based/browser-based app), you should get your 'best" idea of what will and won't work, across ALL devices.
And if you're making an ebook for distribution--don't. don't use emojis like that. Make them into teeny little PNGs or SVGs or JPGs and insert them as IMAGES. Yu can ignore me if you wish, but when you get KQNs from Amazon, for using emojis, don't say you weren't warned.
Lastly--you say that you can't run around and test on various devices, but in this business--that's exactly what we do. I, in my own office, have 15+ devices here, from Kindles of all sizes and shapes to Nooks to iPads to Android and various other tablets. If you can't afford to buy 5-10 devices, firstly, shop used. Secondly, find emulators or readers that act like the real thing. Kindle Previewer 3 would be a good place to start. For that matter, the old Kindle Previewr 2.9x would be good--you can use the DX emulation there, or the HDX, to see how the really old devices look. If you're used to ONLY looking at Mac stuff, you're in for a rude shock.
So, that's my advice. Arm yourself with ADE, both the 2.x and 4.x versions; with Kindle Previewer 3 and KP 2.9x, and use them both; and various other options. Using one relatively small ecosystem--all iOS-based--is not a good place to quit checking other things.
Hitch