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The Hidden History of Emoji

Origins, secret meanings, and fun facts about the symbols you use every day!

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10 questions
  1. 1What does ๐Ÿ˜‚ usually mean?
  2. 2Where did the first modern emoji come from?
  3. 3What is ๐Ÿ‘ mostly used for in conversations?
  4. 4Which one is most often used to say "well done"?
  5. 5How many standard skin-tone modifiers exist for emoji?
  6. 6How are national flags encoded as emoji?
  7. 7Who officially standardizes emoji?
  8. 8How many emoji were in Kurita's very first set (1999)?
  9. 9What does the "Zero Width Joiner" (ZWJ) character do in emoji?
  10. 10Why can an emoji look different across devices?

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