That is not ok. Join me in asking Facebook to remove the “fat” emoji from their status options. Fat is not a feeling. Fat is a natural part of our bodies, no matter their weight.

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Creating the First Emoji All of these reports remain unconfirmed. However, CNN reported that one person from Japan created the first emoji in 1999, working within a grid measuring 12 by 12 pixels.

Better to acknowledge your emoticon incompetence with some more advanced characters, like Homer Simpson: ~ (_8^ (I) 12. This display of emoji prowess is sure to make your friends *\0/* (cheer).

(MORE: The Emoji’s Strange Power) Disclaimer: There is no instructional grammar primer on how one must use the little graphic symbols known as emoji. And if someone were to write such a work, it ...

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Emoji, on the other hand, are images that are encoded in Unicode Standard. With the launch of 72 new emojis in Wednesday’s update of Unicode 9.0, the closest thing we have to a shruggie emoji is ...

But the emoticon has stuck for 30 years. Devising the emoticon is not like inventing the light bulb, but it still might illuminate something about creativity. A breakthrough was hatched in a mix ...