code: function getSymbols(string) {
    var length = string.length;
    var index = -1;
    var output = [];
    var character;
    var charCode;
    while (++index < length) {
      character = string.charAt(index);
      charCode = character.charCodeAt(0);
      if (charCode >= 0xaa && charCode <= 0xDBFF) {
        // Note: this doesn’t account for lone high surrogates;
        // you’d need even more code for that!
        output.push(character + string.charAt(++index));
      } else { 
        output.push(character);
      }
    }
    return output;
  }
docs: https://mathiasbynens.be/notes/javascript-unicode ^ doing the lord's work