hyperlinks-- programs can emit an escape code that would be interpreted as hyperlink. so you can do `ls --hyperlink=auto` (yes, it's so useful that a coreutils util has included it) and click on the hyperlink to open the file using xdg-open.
Also, vim: `help modifyOtherKeys`.
emojis
kitty has ligatures and inline images support. Inline images go right out the window if using a terminal multiplexer though, unfortunately.