Miscellany № 111: do the evolution

As we saw last time round, emoji is young and still changing. And while punctuation may be much older, it, too, is still very much subject to change. Here are a few recent links to bear that out. Google’s Gboard keyboard, as of May 2026, with comma and full stop keys still in place. (Keith Houston) If you use an Android phone, there’s a decent chance you’re also using Google’s “Gboard” keyboard app . * And, to be fair, Gboard is a decent choice. It predicts text well, and it makes it easy to access other fe