If you ask a millennial like me, emojis are central to our sentences. They create a familiar space for us and light up even the most bland statements. Almost every other sentence I use ends with an emoji, just to avoid using the period, the usage of which is increasingly considered rude in informal texts.
Yesterday, the 17th July, was considered unofficially as the World Emoji day. First developed for telecom company NTT Docomo, by a man named Shigetaka Kurita in the late 90s, emojis literally mean ‘picture characters’. Since they are inspired by Japanese Kanji characters, most emojis trace roots to Japanese culture and traditions.
The global phenomenon of emoji day is celebrated earnestly by millions on the internet because of the Apple calendar emoji which has 17th July enshrined on it
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The process of approving an emoji lies with the Unicode Consortium. It is responsible for the standard character Unicode that makes it possible for us to use emojis across various devices.
It is also undeniable that Samsung emojis have confounded meanings a little too often for us to overlook. Seriously, Samsung.
This emoji day, find out the meaning behind a random looking wave or shooting star emoji through this list:
🎏 These are Koinobori, or the little streamers flying from a stick used to depict Children’s Day in Japan. Families fly carp streamers on May 5 to bring good luck for their children. In Japanese folklore, carps are believed to be strong and courageous.
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Some bemoan emojis taking over mature sentences, but most have embraced it as a digital supplement to all languages.
This emoji day, let’s celebrate the power of little pictures which provide support to their word counterparts. Since we can’t guffaw, snort, laugh out loud or smile on a text, our emotions are neatly conveyed by these wondrous images.
Image Credits: Google Images
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