Deprecate `send_unicode_hex_string()` (#12602)

8 files changed, 74 insertions, 86 deletions

diff --git a/users/arkag/arkag.c b/users/arkag/arkag.c
index 564c234c39..ea716ecdab 100644
--- a/users/arkag/arkag.c
+++ b/users/arkag/arkag.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ void matrix_scan_user(void) {
       surround_type(4, KC_GRAVE, true);
     }
     SEQ_ONE_KEY(KC_C) {
-      send_unicode_hex_string("00E7");
+      register_unicode(0x00E7); // ç
     }
     SEQ_TWO_KEYS(KC_A, KC_V) {
       surround_type(2, KC_QUOT, true);
@@ -384,10 +384,10 @@ void matrix_scan_user(void) {
       surround_type(6, KC_GRAVE, false);
     }
     SEQ_ONE_KEY(KC_E) {
-      send_unicode_hex_string("00E8");
+      register_unicode(0x00E8); // è
     }
     SEQ_TWO_KEYS(KC_E, KC_E) {
-      send_unicode_hex_string("00E9");
+      register_unicode(0x00E9); // é
     }
     // end format functions
 
@@ -407,8 +407,7 @@ void matrix_scan_user(void) {
 
     // start typing functions
     SEQ_TWO_KEYS(KC_T, KC_M) {
-      // ™
-      send_unicode_hex_string("2122");
+      register_unicode(0x2122); // ™
     }
     SEQ_TWO_KEYS(KC_D, KC_D) {
       SEND_STRING(".\\Administrator");
@@ -420,27 +419,22 @@ void matrix_scan_user(void) {
       tap_code(KC_ENTER);
     }
     SEQ_THREE_KEYS(KC_L, KC_O, KC_D) {
-      // ಠ__ಠ
-      send_unicode_hex_string("0CA0 005F 005F 0CA0");
+      send_unicode_string("ಠ__ಠ");
     }
     SEQ_THREE_KEYS(KC_M, KC_A, KC_P) {
       SEND_STRING("https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/tree/master/users/arkag");
     }
     SEQ_TWO_KEYS(KC_F, KC_F) {
-      // (╯‵Д′)╯彡┻━┻
-      send_unicode_hex_string("0028 256F 2035 0414 2032 0029 256F 5F61 253B 2501 253B");
+      send_unicode_string("(╯‵Д′)╯彡┻━┻");
     }
     SEQ_THREE_KEYS(KC_F, KC_F, KC_F) {
-      // ┬─┬ノ( º _ º ノ)
-      send_unicode_hex_string("252C 2500 252C 30CE 0028 0020 00BA 0020 005F 0020 00BA 0020 30CE 0029");
+      send_unicode_string("┬─┬ノ( º _ º ノ)");
     }
     SEQ_THREE_KEYS(KC_L, KC_O, KC_L) {
-      // ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
-      send_unicode_hex_string("0028 0020 0361 00B0 0020 035C 0296 0020 0361 00B0 0029");
+      send_unicode_string("( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)");
     }
     SEQ_THREE_KEYS(KC_S, KC_S, KC_S) {
-      // ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
-      send_unicode_hex_string("00AF 005C 005F 0028 30C4 0029 005F 002F 00AF");
+      send_unicode_string("¯\\_(ツ)_/¯");
     }
     // end typing functions
 
@@ -513,7 +507,7 @@ bool process_record_user(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
 
   case M_DASH:
     if (record->event.pressed){
-      send_unicode_hex_string("2014");
+      register_unicode(0x2014); // —
     }
     return false;
   case M_LMHYP:
diff --git a/users/curry/process_records.c b/users/curry/process_records.c
index fd58ea181b..3b5c001926 100644
--- a/users/curry/process_records.c
+++ b/users/curry/process_records.c
@@ -46,24 +46,24 @@ bool process_record_user(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
             }
             break;
 #if defined(UNICODE_ENABLE)
-        case UC_FLIP:  // (ノಠ痊ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻
+        case UC_FLIP:
             if (record->event.pressed) {
-                send_unicode_hex_string("0028 30CE 0CA0 75CA 0CA0 0029 30CE 5F61 253B 2501 253B");
+                send_unicode_string("(ノಠ痊ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻");
             }
             break;
-        case UC_TABL:  // ┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ)
+        case UC_TABL:
             if (record->event.pressed) {
-                send_unicode_hex_string("252C 2500 252C 30CE 0028 0020 00BA 0020 005F 0020 00BA 30CE 0029");
+                send_unicode_string("┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ)");
             }
             break;
-        case UC_SHRG:  // ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+        case UC_SHRG:
             if (record->event.pressed) {
-                send_unicode_hex_string("00AF 005C 005F 0028 30C4 0029 005F 002F 00AF");
+                send_unicode_string("¯\\_(ツ)_/¯");
             }
             break;
-        case UC_DISA:  // ಠ_ಠ
+        case UC_DISA:
             if (record->event.pressed) {
-                send_unicode_hex_string("0CA0 005F 0CA0");
+                send_unicode_string("ಠ_ಠ");
             }
             break;
 #endif
diff --git a/users/d4mation/macros.c b/users/d4mation/macros.c
index 3c115d7ead..a8ca119b12 100644
--- a/users/d4mation/macros.c
+++ b/users/d4mation/macros.c
@@ -45,75 +45,75 @@ bool process_record_user( uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record ) {
 
     #ifdef UNICODE_ENABLE
 
-      case AMENO:  /* ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ */
+      case AMENO:
 
         if ( record->event.pressed ) {
 
-          send_unicode_hex_string( "0F3C 0020 3064 0020 25D5 005F 25D5 0020 0F3D 3064" );
+          send_unicode_string( "༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ" );
 
         }
 
         return false;
         break;
 
-      case MAGIC:  /* (∩ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)⊃━☆ﾟ. * */
+      case MAGIC:
 
         if ( record->event.pressed ) {
 
-          send_unicode_hex_string( "0028 2229 0020 0361 00B0 0020 035C 0296 0020 0361 00B0 0029 2283 2501 2606 FF9F 002E 0020 002A" );
+          send_unicode_string( "(∩ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)⊃━☆ﾟ. *" );
 
         }
 
         return false;
         break;
 
-      case LENNY:  /* ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) */
+      case LENNY:
 
         if ( record->event.pressed ) {
 
-          send_unicode_hex_string( "0028 0020 0361 00B0 0020 035C 0296 0020 0361 00b0 0029" );
+          send_unicode_string( "( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)" );
 
         }
 
         return false;
         break;
 
-      case DISFACE:  /* ಠ_ಠ */
+      case DISFACE:
 
         if ( record->event.pressed ) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string( "0CA0 005F 0CA0" );
+          send_unicode_string( "ಠ_ಠ" );
         }
 
         return false;
         break;
 
-      case TFLIP:  /* (╯°□°)╯ ︵ ┻━┻ */
+      case TFLIP:
 
         if ( record->event.pressed ) {
 
-          send_unicode_hex_string( "0028 256F 00b0 25A1 00B0 0029 256F FE35 253B 2501 253B" );
+          send_unicode_string( "(╯°□°)╯︵┻━┻" );
 
         }
 
         return false;
         break;
 
-      case TPUT:  /* ┬──┬ ノ( ゜-゜ノ) */
+      case TPUT:
 
         if ( record->event.pressed ) {
 
-          send_unicode_hex_string( "252C 2500 2500 252C 0020 30CE 0028 0020 309C 002D 309C 30CE 0029" );
+          send_unicode_string( "┬──┬ ノ( ゜-゜ノ)" );
 
         }
 
         return false;
         break;
 
-      case SHRUG:  /* ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ */
+      case SHRUG:
 
         if ( record->event.pressed ) {
 
-          send_unicode_hex_string( "00AF 005C 005F 0028 30C4 0029 005F 002F 00AF" );
+          send_unicode_string( "¯\\_(ツ)_/¯" );
 
         }
 
diff --git a/users/kuchosauronad0/process_records.c b/users/kuchosauronad0/process_records.c
index bec6fa5ad0..5623c80f98 100644
--- a/users/kuchosauronad0/process_records.c
+++ b/users/kuchosauronad0/process_records.c
@@ -214,24 +214,24 @@ bool process_record_user(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
 
 // Unicode
 #ifdef UNICODE_ENABLE
-  case UC_FLIP: // (ノಠ痊ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻
+  case UC_FLIP:
     if (record->event.pressed) {
-      send_unicode_hex_string("0028 30CE 0CA0 75CA 0CA0 0029 30CE 5F61 253B 2501 253B");
+      send_unicode_string("(ノಠ痊ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻");
     }
     break;
-  case UC_TABL: // ┬┬ノ( º _ ºノ)
+  case UC_TABL:
     if (record->event.pressed) {
-      send_unicode_hex_string("252C 2500 252C 30CE 0028 0020 00BA 0020 005F 0020 00BA 30CE 0029");
+      send_unicode_string("┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ)");
     }
     break;
-  case UC_SHRG: // ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+  case UC_SHRG:
     if (record->event.pressed) {
-      send_unicode_hex_string("00AF 005C 005F 0028 30C4 0029 005F 002F 00AF");
+      send_unicode_string("¯\\_(ツ)_/¯");
     }
     break;
-  case UC_DISA: // ಠ_ಠ
+  case UC_DISA:
     if (record->event.pressed) {
-      send_unicode_hex_string("0CA0 005F 0CA0");
+      send_unicode_string("ಠ_ಠ");
     }
     break;
 #endif //!Unicode
diff --git a/users/kuchosauronad0/unicode.h b/users/kuchosauronad0/unicode.h
index cb550243ee..9ff523baad 100644
--- a/users/kuchosauronad0/unicode.h
+++ b/users/kuchosauronad0/unicode.h
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 #include "quantum.h"
 
-void send_unicode_hex_string(const char* str);
-
 /* use X(n) to call the  */
 #ifdef UNICODEMAP_ENABLE
 enum unicode_name {
diff --git a/users/ridingqwerty/process_records.c b/users/ridingqwerty/process_records.c
index b0b0b48a22..770af286e9 100644
--- a/users/ridingqwerty/process_records.c
+++ b/users/ridingqwerty/process_records.c
@@ -58,14 +58,12 @@ bool process_record_user(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
 #if defined(UNICODE_ENABLE) || defined(UNICODEMAP_ENABLE)
       case KC_A:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("039B");
-          tap_code(KC_SPC);
+          send_unicode_string("Λ ");
         }
         return false;
       case KC_E:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("039E");
-          tap_code(KC_SPC);
+          send_unicode_string("Ξ ");
         }
         return false;
 #else
@@ -175,154 +173,154 @@ bool process_record_user(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
       // TRANSLATE
       case KC_A:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("0250");
+          register_unicode(0x0250); // ɐ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_C:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("0254");
+          register_unicode(0x0254); // ɔ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_E:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("01DD");
+          register_unicode(0x01DD); // ǝ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_F:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("025F");
+          register_unicode(0x025F); // ɟ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_G:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("0183");
+          register_unicode(0x0183); // ƃ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_H:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("0265");
+          register_unicode(0x0265); // ɥ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_I:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("1D09");
+          register_unicode(0x1D09); // ᴉ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_J:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("027E");
+          register_unicode(0x027E); // ɾ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_K:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("029E");
+          register_unicode(0x029E); // ʞ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_M:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("026F");
+          register_unicode(0x026F); // ɯ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_R:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("0279");
+          register_unicode(0x0279); // ɹ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_T:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("0287");
+          register_unicode(0x0287); // ʇ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_V:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("028C");
+          register_unicode(0x028C); // ʌ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_W:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("028D");
+          register_unicode(0x028D); // ʍ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_X:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("2717");
+          register_unicode(0x2717); // ✗
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_Y:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("028E");
+          register_unicode(0x028E); // ʎ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_1:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("0269");
+          register_unicode(0x0269); // ɩ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_2:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("3139");
+          register_unicode(0x3139); // ㄹ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_3:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("0190");
+          register_unicode(0x0190); // Ɛ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_4:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("3123");
+          register_unicode(0x3123); // ㄣ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_5:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("03DB");
+          register_unicode(0x03DB); // ϛ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
           return false;
         }
         break;
       case KC_7:
         if (record->event.pressed) {
-          send_unicode_hex_string("3125");
+          register_unicode(0x3125); // ㄥ
           tap_code(KC_LEFT);
         }
         return false;
@@ -401,7 +399,7 @@ bool process_record_user(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
         user_mod_state = get_mods() & MOD_MASK_ALT;
         if (user_mod_state) {
           unregister_mods(MOD_BIT(KC_RALT));
-          send_unicode_hex_string("00B0");
+          register_unicode(0x00B0); // °
           set_mods(user_mod_state);
           return false;
         }
@@ -474,7 +472,7 @@ bool process_record_user(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
       if (record->event.pressed && record->event.key.col == 4 && record->event.key.row == 1) {
         if (get_mods() & MOD_BIT(KC_RALT)) {
           unregister_mods(MOD_BIT(KC_RALT));
-          //send_unicode_hex_string("262D");
+          //register_unicode(0x262D); // ☭
 	  tap_code(KC_BSPC);
           set_mods(MOD_BIT(KC_RALT));
           return false;
diff --git a/users/yet-another-developer/process_records.c b/users/yet-another-developer/process_records.c
index c7dbd704a0..7dba702bf5 100644
--- a/users/yet-another-developer/process_records.c
+++ b/users/yet-another-developer/process_records.c
@@ -162,24 +162,24 @@ bool process_record_user(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
             }
             break;
 #ifdef UNICODE_ENABLE
-        case UC_FLIP:  // (ノಠ痊ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻
+        case UC_FLIP:
             if (record->event.pressed) {
-                send_unicode_hex_string("0028 30CE 0CA0 75CA 0CA0 0029 30CE 5F61 253B 2501 253B");
+                send_unicode_string("(ノಠ痊ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻");
             }
             break;
-        case UC_TABL:  // ┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ)
+        case UC_TABL:
             if (record->event.pressed) {
-                send_unicode_hex_string("252C 2500 252C 30CE 0028 0020 00BA 0020 005F 0020 00BA 30CE 0029");
+                send_unicode_string("┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ)");
             }
             break;
-        case UC_SHRG:  // ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+        case UC_SHRG:
             if (record->event.pressed) {
-                send_unicode_hex_string("00AF 005C 005F 0028 30C4 0029 005F 002F 00AF");
+                send_unicode_string("¯\\_(ツ)_/¯");
             }
             break;
-        case UC_DISA:  // ಠ_ಠ
+        case UC_DISA:
             if (record->event.pressed) {
-                send_unicode_hex_string("0CA0 005F 0CA0");
+                send_unicode_string("ಠ_ಠ");
             }
             break;
 #endif // UNICODE_ENABLE
diff --git a/users/yet-another-developer/unicode.h b/users/yet-another-developer/unicode.h
index cb550243ee..9ff523baad 100644
--- a/users/yet-another-developer/unicode.h
+++ b/users/yet-another-developer/unicode.h
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 #include "quantum.h"
 
-void send_unicode_hex_string(const char* str);
-
 /* use X(n) to call the  */
 #ifdef UNICODEMAP_ENABLE
 enum unicode_name {