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.

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).

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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.

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 ...

Dear old emoticon, welcome to your 30s. Try not to lose all your hair. The emoticon was conceived in the wake of a long, playful affair on the grounds of Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Melon University.

The emoticon, punctuation to depict a facial expression, began 30 years ago this week. Using three keystrokes, the colon, dash and parenthesis, to suggest a smile may not be a great scientific ...

To mark World Emoji Day 2018, Apple has unveiled more than 70 new emoji characters set to appear in an update to operating software on its devices, including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac ...