Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Quincy ⁂ @quincy@chaos.social

2/4/2026, 9:12:10 AM

Public

With so many blatant omissions, I'm often surprised when an #emoji turns out to exist.

e.g. ⚗️

AccordionBruce @AccordionBruce@mastodon.social

2/4/2026, 11:04:25 AM

Public

@quincyQuincy ⁂
The list of denied/refused #emoji is long and sometimes mysterious

Why did they refuse that? Why hasn’t someone proposed something else?
https://unicode.org/emoji/emoji-proposals-status.html

Emoji Proposals Status

unicode.org

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