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Emoji

It's the Japanese term for the picture characters or emoticons used in Japanese electronic messages and webpages. It's pronounced eh-moh-jee. Originally meaning pictograph, the word literally means "picture" + "letter". The characters are used much like emoticons elsewhere, but a wider range is provided, and the icons are standardized and built into the handsets.

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  • 5 years ago
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Polish electric vehicle advocate lobbies for EV emoji, because why not?

  • Matthew Beedham
  • 5 years ago
WhatsApp is bringing dark mode to desktop (but you can’t use it yet)
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WhatsApp is bringing dark mode to desktop (but you can’t use it yet)

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  • 5 years ago

Moonday Mornings: Twitter adds custom Bitcoin emoji
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Moonday Mornings: Twitter adds custom Bitcoin emoji

  • Matthew Beedham
  • 5 years ago
We asked an actual Italian about the new ‘Italian hand’ emoji
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We asked an actual Italian about the new ‘Italian hand’ emoji

  • Callum Booth
  • 5 years ago
Unicode Consortium finally added a transgender flag emoji and more gender-inclusive designs
  • Transgender

Unicode Consortium finally added a transgender flag emoji and more gender-inclusive designs

  • Cara Curtis
  • 5 years ago
From sexting to politics: How emoji evolved this decade
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From sexting to politics: How emoji evolved this decade

  • Cara Curtis
  • 5 years ago
PSA: You can use emoji to easily find the right GIF to use on Twitter, WhatsApp, and more
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PSA: You can use emoji to easily find the right GIF to use on Twitter, WhatsApp, and more

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal
  • 5 years ago
This bot smushes emoji together to create messed-up hybrids (that we love)
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This bot smushes emoji together to create messed-up hybrids (that we love)

  • Ivan Mehta
  • 6 years ago
Slack made it easier to add custom emoji, here’s how
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Slack made it easier to add custom emoji, here’s how

  • Ivan Mehta
  • 6 years ago
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