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This Emoji Actives Messenger Dark Mode
Facebook Messenger has a new dark mode that can be activated by sending the 🌙 Crescent Moon emoji in any message thread.Once the 🌙 emoji has been sent, a message appears noting that Dark Mode can now...
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What's New in Unicode 12.0
The Unicode Consortium has today released version 12 of the Unicode Standard. The release includes 61 new emoji characters and 493 non-emoji characters.This follows last month's announcement of the...
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Transgender Pride Flag Emoji Hidden in Latest WhatsApp
The latest version of WhatsApp includes a Transgender Pride flag, hidden from the emoji keyboard.This is created using a ZWJ sequence of the 🏳️ White Flag emoji and ⚧ Male with Stroke and Male and...
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WhatsApp 2.19.62 Emoji Changelog
WhatsApp has begun to roll out WhatsApp 2.19.62, an update to the messaging service which contains a selection of emoji design changes. Above: A selection of the changed emoji designs featured in...
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Correcting the Record on the First Emoji Set
Until now, Japanese phone carrier Docomo has most often been widely credited as the originator of what we know as emoji today. It turns out, that might not be the case, and today we are correcting the...
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Apple's Emoji Evolution 1997—2018
Since updating the Emojipedia archives with the SoftBank emoji set from 1997, it's a good time to now show how this original set of 90 emojis released over two decades ago has a direct lineage to the...
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Google's Three Gender Emoji Future
Coming to Android this year: a third gender option for emojis such as Police Officer, Zombie, Person Facepalming, Construction Worker and People With Bunny Ears.Revealed by Google in a submission to...
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iOS 12.2 Emoji Changelog
Summary: No new emojis, two minor changes, and one almost imperceptible change in Apple's latest iOS release.iOS 12.2 is out now and here's what's new in the updates to Apple's emoji set.Changed🦉 Owl...
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Emojiology: 👿 Angry Face With Horns
While we may be seeing greater convergence in their overall design, emojis still have variations in their appearance across platforms that can significantly alter their tone and personality.In a...
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Twemoji 12.0 Emoji Changelog
Today Twitter has released Twemoji 12.0, bringing Emoji 12.0 support to its various platforms. The update comes hot on the heels of Unicode 12.0, meaning that Twitter are once again the first major...
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Emojiology: 🙏 Folded Hands
As clever as the explanation may be, the children’s game of tag is not short for touch and go. Something posh, or luxurious and stylish, isn’t so called because swankier cabins on ships traveling...
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First look: Google’s 2019 Emoji Update
Google has today released their latest beta of Android Q. Available on a greater number of devices than any previous Android beta, the update includes a first look at new emojis such as yawning face,...
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Windows 10 May 2019 Update Emoji Changelog
New emojis are now available for Windows users, including a flamingo, yawning face, pinching hand, as well as new colored shapes and a range of accessibility options. These new emojis are featured...
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Memoji Upgrades Coming to iOS 13
Apple today announced a range of improvements to Memoji functionality including new customization options and integration of Memoji into the emoji keyboard.Coming to iOS 13 later this year, these...
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Emojiology: 🙃 Upside-Down Face
Whenever I share the work I do in defining emoji for Emojipedia, I inevitably meet a two-part response. First, people fawn over their faves. Hearts, smiles, and, yes, poo 💩 pile high among them. Then,...
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JoyPixels 5.0 Emoji Changelog
Today JoyPixels (formerly EmojiOne) has released its 5.0 update, featuring support for yawning face, pinching hand and other new Emoji 12.0 additions. Above: A selection of new emoji designs included...
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WhatsApp 2.19.175 Emoji Changelog
WhatsApp has released a number of changes to its emoji designs, in its third emoji update of the year. The update does not, however, introduce any of the new 2019 emojis to the messaging platform....
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Emoji Color Variations Under Consideration by Unicode
The Unicode Consortium today announced the possibility of color variations within the emoji character set, to be discussed at the forthcoming Technical Committee meeting. Until now, Unicode has taken...
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Apple Reveals New 2019 Emojis for World Emoji Day
Apple has shown its new emoji collection for 2019 for the first time, in celebration of World Emoji Day.Approved earlier this year by the Unicode Consortium, the 2019 updates include a number of...
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World Emoji Award Winners for 2019
Emojipedia has run the World Emoji Awards on World Emoji Day each year since 2017. These look at which new emojis are popular or most loved, by way of voting or statistics.It's official: the most...
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