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Redheads: Is This It?
“I’ve been waiting forever for the ginger emoji and THIS is it?? Uh, hello? Redheads feel all the emotions, too.”Self-confessed “feisty redhead” Becca Watters on Twitter wrote about her frustration...
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Who Created The Original Apple Emoji Set?
Apple's emoji font — Apple Color Emoji — is iconic. It wasn't the first emoji set in existance, but it is certainly the most recognizable. First debuting as part of iPhone OS 2.2 on November 21, 2008,...
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Apple Emoji Turns 10
On November 21, 2008 Apple released a free software update for iPhone users in Japan which contained Apple's first emoji font and keyboard. Ten years later, it's clear that this release paved the way...
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Emojiology: 🔥 Fire
As many of us around the world move into the colder months of the year, we bundle up our emojis with scarves 🧣, coats 🧥, and gloves 🧤, prepared for the freezing snow ❄️ and icy winds 🌬️. We also gather...
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Facebook 3.0 Emoji Changelog
Facebook has confirmed its major emoji update for 2018 is now available for the majority of Facebook users. The release, of which some elements began to be surface in June, features 157 new emojis as...
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Samsung Emoji Fixes Coming in 2019
Questions about Samsung emoji support are a frequent occurrence on Emojipedia's various social media accounts. In particular, users often want to know why they don't have emojis that other platforms...
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Emoji Flags Explained
As with most things Unicode-related, emoji flags are more complicated than they may first appear. With calls in recent years for emoji representation of the Aboriginal Australian flag, Transgender...
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Emojiology: 👼 Baby Angel
As we saw in our Emojiology on 👻 Ghost, Halloween is downright haunted by emojis to mark the occasion. Close behind it, on the holiday front, is Christmas. From a 🎁 Gift under the 🎄 Christmas Tree to a...
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Christmas Emojis: The Comprehensive Guide
A comprehensive list of emojis used at Christmas time, where they come from, and most importantly: how much cheer they spread on each platform. Both ⛄ Winter and 🎅 Christmas are well represented on the...
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Emoji Wrap Holiday Edition
Emojipedia has a monthly newsletter containing emoji stories you might not have seen from around the web.Curated by me, Emojiepdia's Editor in Chief ("Chief Emoji Officer" is the more fun title for my...
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WhatsApp 2.19.7 Emoji Changelog
WhatsApp has released new emojis for Android, along with design modifications for its native emoji set. The latest update means that WhatsApp users on Android now have access to both the 157 new Emoji...
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Emojiology: 😳 Flushed Face
A picture, as they say, is worth a thousand words. So, too, at least in the realms of texting and social media, is an emoji. Behold the wide eyes and red cheeks of 😳 Flushed Face. In recent years, 😳...
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EmojiOne 4.5 Changelog
Today EmojiOne has released an new version ofits emoji suite, updating a considerable number of pre-existing emoji designs: a now well-established practice for the freemium emoji vendor. First...
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Twemoji 11.3 Emoji Changelog
Twitter has today begun to roll out a new update to its native Twemoji emoji set: Twemoji 11.3. The first update to the vendor’s designs in 2019, it features a series of minor adjustments to several...
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230 New Emojis in Final List for 2019
The final emoji list for 2019 has now been approved by the Unicode Consortium and includes a total of 230 new emojis coming to major platforms this year. Additions include previously drafted candidates...
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Emojiology: 🥰 Smiling Face With Hearts
Earlier this month, the Unicode Consortium debuted its final list of new emojis for 2019—and we debated it. Some men felt challenged by what Pinching Hand implied about their bodies while some women...
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Samsung One UI 1.0 Emoji Changelog
Today at a press event in San Fransisco, Samsung announced the Galaxy S10 series of phones which all ship with the recently rebranded Samsung One UI. This custom Android implementation changes a...
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Top Emoji Requests 2019
Earlier this month 230 new emojis were approved for release in 2019; but what about all the other requests?The number one emoji wanted by Emojipedia users is “happy tears”: an emoji to show a sense of...
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Sorry, London Times, the Kids These Days Aren't Using 🛀 for ⚰️
On Friday, February 22, the London Times ran an article on emojis that made many of us go 😂, 🙃, or 🤔 online. The Times emoji explainer is killing me. 🍆 🍑 🔥 pic.twitter.com/uA8Th2Mc62— Latika M Bourke...
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Senior Emoji Lexicographer on Emoji Wrap
In this month's Emoji Wrap podcast John Kelly (Senior Emoji Lexicographer at Emojipedia) joins me to discuss the latest emoji happenings.“Hot takes galore on the internet with the new emoji release,...
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