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🔡 Ever wondered how Ruby translates numbers into characters—or even emojis?

by GimĂ©nez Silva GermĂĄn Alberto —

In my latest article, I explore how Ruby’s .chr and .ord methods reveal the hidden logic behind ASCII, accented characters like “á”, and even emojis like “😀”. From raw bytes to multi-byte UTF-8 encoding, it’s a fascinating journey into how characters really work in Ruby.

https://rubystacknews.com/2025/06/26/%f0%9f%a7%b5-from-ascii-to-emojis-understanding-rubys-chr-and-ord-methods/

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