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Keith Broni

Keith Broni

Keith Broni is Emojipedia's Deputy Emoji Officer; overseeing changes to emoji sets from major vendors, as well as translating and interpreting emoji uses and trends.

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Google Emoji 13.1 Changelog

Google Emoji 13.1 Changelog

Owners of Google's latest Pixel phones now have access to new 217 new emojis, including a face exhaling and a heart on fire, as well as options to mix and match the skin

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
5 min read
Emoji Trends That Defined 2020

Emoji Trends That Defined 2020

Emoji use continues to rise with over one in five tweets now containing at least one emoji. While more emojis are being used now than ever, the rate of growth has slowed in

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
10 min read
WhatsApp 2.20.206.24 Emoji Changelog

WhatsApp 2.20.206.24 Emoji Changelog

The latest version of WhatsApp for Android includes new emojis such as Smiling Face with Tear and Pinched Fingers. This follows an update in recent months where support was provided new gender neutral

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
4 min read
Who is Mx Claus?

Who is Mx Claus?

You've heard of 🎅 Santa Claus and perhaps 🤶 Mrs. Claus, but how about 🧑‍🎄 Mx. Claus? As we approach the end of 2020, most major emoji vendors now support Emoji 13.0: the emoji update

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
5 min read
Samsung One UI 2.5 Emoji Changelog

Samsung One UI 2.5 Emoji Changelog

Samsung's Android software layer One UI now supports the latest emojis, for any devices setup to receive One UI version 2.5. Alongside 116 brand new emojis, this update includes a sizable number

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
7 min read
Android 11.0 Emoji Changelog

Android 11.0 Emoji Changelog

Google has today begun rolling out its latest OS update, Android 11.0. Included in this new release are 117 brand new emojis and a significant number of design changes, several of which

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
11 min read
Google Confirms These Classics Are Coming Home

Google Confirms These Classics Are Coming Home

For World Emoji Day, Google has announced a number of classic emojis returning to Android this fall. Promising to "protect this perfect tortoise with our lives" (a reference to the popular

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
3 min read
JoyPixels 6.0 Emoji Changelog

JoyPixels 6.0 Emoji Changelog

JoyPixels has released version 6.0 of its freemium emoji set. This update includes the latest batch of new emojis and a wide-ranging series of design changes. All 117 new emojis approved in

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
3 min read
New Emojis in Android 11 Beta

New Emojis in Android 11 Beta

Google has released the Android 11 beta, which includes support for latest emojis. Emoji additions include Smiling Face with Tear and Pinched Fingers. Above: A selection of the emojis designs available in the

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
3 min read
Emojis of #BlackLivesMatter

Emojis of #BlackLivesMatter

Following the death of George Floyd and subsequent Black Lives Matter protests against racism and police brutality, Emojipedia experienced a signification increase in lookups of the ✊🏿 Raised Fist with Dark Skin Tone emoji.

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
8 min read
Twemoji 13.0 Emoji Changelog

Twemoji 13.0 Emoji Changelog

Twitter has begun rollout of its latest emoji update. Versioned as Twemoji 13.0, this update includes all of the new 2020 emojis such as Smiling Face with Tear, People Hugging, Bubble Tea

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
4 min read
Emoji Use in the New Normal

Emoji Use in the New Normal

A sentiment analysis performed by Emojipedia finds that positive emoji use is on the decrease, while the total number of emojis sent in our communications continues to rise. Analyzing 68 million unique tweets,

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
10 min read
Twemoji 12.1.16 Emoji Changelog

Twemoji 12.1.16 Emoji Changelog

Yesterday Twitter begun rollout of a new emoji update: Twemoji 12.1.16. While it doesn't include any new emojis, the update does include subtle changes to 36 previously released emoji designs. Above:

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
3 min read
Spread of the Coronavirus Emoji

Spread of the Coronavirus Emoji

The number one news story around the world right now is the spread of the latest strain of coronavirus, COVID-19. While we don't have much to say about the spread of the virus

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
6 min read
Google March 2020 Pixel Feature Drop Emoji Changelog

Google March 2020 Pixel Feature Drop Emoji Changelog

Google has begun its rollout of support for Emoji 12.1, at least for Pixel owners, providing 168 new emojis to those on Google devices. This update brings the latest gender neutral emojis

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
5 min read
Hands On With Google's New Emoji Mashups

Hands On With Google's New Emoji Mashups

This week Google released an update to its emoji keyboard allowing emoji mashups within Gboard for the first time. The new functionality allows users to mix and match certain emoji expressions, with the

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
5 min read
Instagram Switches to Facebook Emoji Designs

Instagram Switches to Facebook Emoji Designs

Instagram has begun testing a change to how emojis appear on Android phone, with some users now seeing Facebook emoji designs (instead of system-wide emojis provided by Google or Samsung in comments) DMs

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
3 min read
JoyPixels 5.5 Emoji Changelog

JoyPixels 5.5 Emoji Changelog

Last week the freemium emoji vendor JoyPixels released its latest emoji update, JoyPixels 5.5. The update features new gender neutral emojis, additional combinations of people holding hands, and a number of design

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
4 min read
Twemoji 12.1.5 Emoji Changelog

Twemoji 12.1.5 Emoji Changelog

Today Twitter has released Twemoji 12.1.5, bringing a large selection of new gender neutral emojis to the platform. This release comes not long after Twemoji 12.1.4, which updated several

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
6 min read
Emoji Updates in 2019

Emoji Updates in 2019

As 2019 comes to a close, we here at Emojipedia have been reflecting on all the emoji updates that took place throughout the year. We’ve seen long-request designs such as white heart

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
14 min read
WhatsApp 2.19.352 Emoji Changelog

WhatsApp 2.19.352 Emoji Changelog

All 230 new emojis for 2019 were recently added to WhatsApp for Android, as part of the latest version of the popular messaging app. In the fifth emoji update of 2019, WhatsApp 2.

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
5 min read
iOS 13.2 Emoji Changelog

iOS 13.2 Emoji Changelog

Today Apple has released iOS 13.2, introducing the likes of a white heart, yawning face and flamingo to the emoji keyboard. A more diverse keyboard adds options such as people holding hands

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
8 min read
Facebook 4.0 Emoji Changelog

Facebook 4.0 Emoji Changelog

After several months of quiet rollout, Facebook have confirmed that their latest emoji release is now accessible to the majority Facebook users. This update includes support for Emoji 12.0, as well as

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
6 min read
iOS 13.1 Emoji Changelog

iOS 13.1 Emoji Changelog

Coming swiftly after last week's iOS 13.0 release, Apple has today released iOS 13.1. While this update does not feature any new emojis or expand upon iOS 13.0's Memoji stickers,

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
3 min read
Android 10.0 Emoji Changelog

Android 10.0 Emoji Changelog

Today Google has begun the rollout of its latest OS update, Android 10. This latest version of Android introduces the latest emojis such as flamingo and deaf person, while also implementing a considerable

  • Keith Broni
    Keith Broni
8 min read
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