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Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> wrote or quoted:
>them. Meaning one could in theory have software that'd replace
>unreadable emojis by their text representation.

  Python:

import unicodedata
for ch in "Hi😄":
    if 32 <= ord(ch) <= 126: print(end=ch)
    else: print(end=f"[{unicodedata.name(ch)}]")

  Output:

Hi[SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND SMILING EYES]