UTF-8000: Unlimited UTF-8
The gist
A standalone project called UTF-8000 extends UTF-8 encoding to arbitrarily large code units.
It is a fun proposal, not a Unicode standard, so no text changes.
How it unfolded
- Sep 18, 2026An Instagram post referencing "UTF-8 המסורתי" and "utf-8000-unlimited-utf8-encoding" is published.
- Sep 19, 2026An Instagram reel referencing "utf-8000-unlimited-utf8-encoding" is posted.
- Sep 20, 2026A Hacker News submission of "UTF-8000: Unlimited UTF-8" (utf-8000.jb2170.com) receives 12 points, posted by vismit2000.