Emoji Timeline

A timeline of cultural and technical events in the history of emoji

2017

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“Emoji as a Universal Language”

Maria Tenggren, Department of Media Studies, Stockholm University, analyzes in her report ”Emoji as a Universal Language - A study of Apple and Samsung's transformation of universal codes” how the design of emojis difference themselves between mobile operating systems. Maria finds that 93 % of emojis are similar.