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    The first emoji sets were created by Japanese portable electronic device companies in the late 1980s and the 1990s.

    Emoji - Wikipedia

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    Some of the earliest emoji are attributed to Japanese artist Shigetaka Kurita, who designed a set of 12-by-12 pixel drawings in 1999. They were created for use on Japan's main mobile carrier, NTT Docomo, specifically on its mobile internet platform, i-mode.

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    Where did the word emoji come from?
    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 ]

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    Who created the first emoji?
    The first emoji were created in 1999 by Japanese artist Shigetaka Kurita. Kurita worked on the development team for “i-mode,” an early mobile internet platform from Japan’s main mobile carrier, DOCOMO.

    Emoji: The Complete History - WIRED

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    How old are emojis?
    Emoticons are old as hell. It was just about 100 years later (1982, to be exact) that emoticons were first incorporated into computer language, and they became more mainstream after the turn of the millennium. Emoji as we know them today, however, got their start in Japan. In fact, the word "emoji" can be translated to "image character."

    Where Did Emoji Come From? Here's A Brief History Of Everyone's

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    When did emojis become standard?
    While emojis enjoyed nationwide popularity after launching in Japan, it took a full decade for them to become standard on smartphones across the globe. In 2007, the iPhone launched, and shortly thereafter came the first emojis on IoS. There was a catch, though—only Japanese iPhones were emoji-equipped in 2008.

    Who Invented Emojis? A Brief History | Art & Object

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    Did emojis evolve from emoticons?
    Fast forward to 1982, and American computer scientist Scott Fahlman originated and popularised the first emoticons as we know them today. He suggested they be used as ‘joke markers’ so people’s tones wouldn’t be misunderstood on early computer network bulletin boards. So did emojis naturally and directly evolve from emoticons? Not quite.

    The history of emojis | Sky HISTORY TV Channel

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    When did emojis come out in Japan?
    On 23 October 2008, Google's set of 79 animated emoji debuted in Gmail, but with support limited to messages sent to mobile mail of Japan's top three telecom carriers. With the release of iOS 2.2 in November 2008, Apple introduced their own emojis, but by default only for SoftBank users in Japan.

    The Illustrated History of Emojis | AppInstitute

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  3. WIRED
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    Emoji: The Complete History - WIRED

    Feb 1, 2018 · The first emoji were created in 1999 by Japanese artist Shigetaka Kurita. Kurita worked on the development team for “i-mode,” an early mobile internet platform from Japan’s main...

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  4. Wikipedia
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    Emoji - Wikipedia

  6. Britannica
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    Emoji | Definition, Examples, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Sep 27, 2024 · The term emoji was born from two Japanese words: e, meaning “picture,” and moji, meaning “written character.” The codes associated with emojis are standardized by the Unicode Consortium, the nonprofit …

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  7. median.co
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    Emojis: A Complete and Accurate History - Median

    Oct 5, 2023 · Looking closer at the history of the emoji, we uncover why we’re here. Read along as we trace the history from the humble emoticon to the almighty, robust emoji library we use today. From Emoticon to Emoji: A brief …

  8. CNN
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    Shigetaka Kurita: The man who invented emoji - CNN

    May 23, 2018 · A new book celebrates the original emoji set, created in just a matter of weeks in 1999 by Japanese designer Shigetaka Kurita on a grid of 12 by 12 dots.

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  9. TechTarget
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    The history of emoji - TechTarget

    Sep 11, 2023 · The word emoji itself comes from the combination of the Japanese words for "picture" and "letter," reflecting the use of emoji as a new graphic language. From the outset, emoji were created to be used through an …

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  10. Reader’s Digest
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    The History of Emoji and Why We Use Them

    Nov 30, 2022 · The first emoticons appeared in an issue of Puck magazine, all the way back in 1881. The magazine published four “faces”—conveying joy, melancholy, indifference, and astonishment—and called...

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  11. The Verge
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    How emoji conquered the world - The Verge

    Mar 4, 2013 · What it came up with was emoji. Shigetaka Kurita is the man who created emoji, and during his time at Docomo he saw the shift happen first-hand.

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  12. AppInstitute
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    The Illustrated History of Emojis - AppInstitute

    Jul 17, 2019 · Jumping forward one hundred years: September 1982 saw Scott Fahlman, a computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon, send out his suggestion for the use of "joke markers" to help reduce misunderstandings on the university's …

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  13. iGeeksBlog
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    The Emoji Archives: A Brief History of Digitized …

    May 2, 2024 · The word emoji originated in Japan as a cultural phenomenon. Towards the end of the 20th century, Japanese mobile-phone companies noticed an increase in users exchanging picture messages. Among these companies …

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  14. Art & Object
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    Who Invented Emojis? A Brief History | Art & Object

    Who Invented Emojis? A Brief History. In 2016, the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) opened an exhibit that had been constructed, in a way, in 1999. Titled Inbox: the Original Emoji, it depicted the first 176 emojis ever invented, by …

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  15. Sky HISTORY
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    The history of emojis | Sky HISTORY TV Channel

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  16. Science Friday
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    The Origin Of The Word ‘Emoji’ - Science Friday

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  17. Medium
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    The Emoji Evolution: How Simple Faces Changed Digital

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  18. ThoughtCo
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    History of Emoticons and Emoji - ThoughtCo

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  19. Bustle
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    A Brief History Of Emoji - Bustle

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  20. Hack Reactor
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    The invention of emojis: A brief history - Hack Reactor

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  21. Webdesigner Depot
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    The surprising history of emojis - WDD

  22. Britannica
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    Emoticon | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

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  23. Emojipedia
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    Emojipedia — Home of Emoji Meanings

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