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Originally meaning pictograph, the word emoji comes from Japanese e (絵, 'picture') + moji (文字, 'character'); the resemblance to the English words emotion and emoticon is purely coincidental. [4] The first emoji sets were created by Japanese portable electronic device companies in the late 1980s and the 1990s. [5]
An emoticon (/ əˈmoʊtəkɒn /, ə-MOH-tə-kon, rarely / ɪˈmɒtɪkɒn /, ih-MOTT-ih-kon), [1][2][3][4] short for emotion icon, [5] is a pictorial representation of a facial expression using characters —usually punctuation marks, numbers and letters —to express a person's feelings, mood or reaction, without needing to describe it in detail.
Emojipedia is an emoji reference website [1] which documents the meaning and common usage of emoji characters [2] in the Unicode Standard.Most commonly described as an emoji encyclopedia [3] or emoji dictionary, [4] Emojipedia also publishes articles and provides tools for tracking new emoji characters, design changes [5] and usage trends.
Likely a misprint, The New York Times is responsible for the first use of an emoticon – :) – when they printed a transcribed copy of a speech given by President Abraham Lincoln in August 1862.
Shigetaka Kurita (栗田 穣崇, born May 9, 1972, Gifu Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese interface designer often cited for his early work with emoji sets. [1][2][3][4] Many refer to him as the creator of the emoji, a claim that has been clarified in recent years. [5][6] He was part of the team that created one of the first emojis used solely ...
A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter, while the black squares are used to ...
The implementation of emojis on different platforms took place across a three-decade period, starting in the 1990s. Today, the exact appearance of emoji is not prescribed but can vary between fonts and platforms, much like different typefaces. Depending on the different platforms, the emoji may be constantly implemented according to the latest ...
Entrepreneur, blogger. Jeremy Burge (born 14 July 1984) [1] is an Australian emoji historian, founder of Emojipedia, creator of World Emoji Day and widely regarded as an expert on emoji. [2][3][4][5] Business Insider listed Burge in the UK Tech 100 in 2016, [6] 2017 [7] and 2018 [8] referring to him as "The Emoji Maestro" [9] while other ...