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EmojiOne 4.0 Changelog

Today EmojiOne officially released [https://www.emojione.com/blog/emojione-40-debuts-to-the-world] the latest version of their emoji set, EmojiOne 4.0, featuring both new and revised emoji designs. This release brings the freemium vendor [https://blog.emojipedia.org/emoji-one-goes-freemium/] 's emoji offerings in line with Emoji 11.0 [https://emojipedia.

Emoji Deep Dive

What Does The 🤠 Cowboy Emoji Mean? [Emojiology]

In our Emojiology series so far, we’ve clarified the confusion of 😪 Sleepy Face, reconciled the conflicts of 😭 Loudly Crying Face, and unpacked the complexities of 😏 Smirking Face and 😬 Grimacing Face. But emojis, lest we forget, aren't all trouble and strife. They are fun and playful, too, like

Unicode Emoji Update

Service Dog, Deaf Person, Couples added to 2019 Emoji List

New emoji candidates including a service dog, deaf people, and mixed race couples were added to the draft emoji list for 2019 at the most recent Unicode Technical Committee meeting. While these candidates aren't guaranteed entry into the Unicode Standard, this is a key step before the final

Emoji Wrap Podcast

Microsoft Emoji Team on Emoji Wrap

In this month's Emoji Wrap podcast [http://podcast.emojiwrap.com] Microsoft Fluent Design Team explains the Ninja Cat, why the Windows emoji designs have that solid thick outline, and what's included in the new emoji release [https://blog.emojipedia.org/windows-10-previews-emoji-11-0-support/]. Every month I send a

Google Emoji Update

Android 9.0 Emoji Changelog

Google has begun rollout of their new OS update, Android 9.0 [http://emojipedia.org/google/android-9.0/new/], also known as Android Pie[1]. Contained within this release are Google’s Emoji 11.0 updates as well as numerous tweaks to existing emoji designs. With the release of Android

Microsoft Emoji Updates

Windows 10 Previews Emoji 11.0 Support

Microsoft has today shown its latest emoji support for those signed up for Windows Insider builds. Supporting all the new emojis approved as part of emoji 11.0, new additions include a foot [https://emojipedia.org/foot/], frisbee [https://emojipedia.org/flying-disc/][1], swan [https://emojipedia.org/swan/], lobster [https:

Emoji Deep Dive

What Does The 😬 Grimacing Face Emoji Mean? [Emojiology]

You know something’s up when the dictionary is at a loss for words. “We’re gonna be honest with you,” an article on Dictionary.com admits. “Even the dictionary can have a hard time putting things into words 😬.” What tongue-tied the dictionary? 😬. That little teeth-clencher, officially known as 😬 Grimacing

Blowing Kiss Beats Heart-Eyes in New Google Stats

Google has today shared new statistics that show 😘 Face Blowing a Kiss [https://emojipedia.org/face-throwing-a-kiss/] beating out the 😍 Smiling Face With Heart-Eyes [https://emojipedia.org/smiling-face-with-heart-shaped-eyes/] emoji. It is World Emoji Day [https://worldemojiday.com] after all, and Google noted: “to celebrate this day with the global community, we

World Emoji Day 2018: First Look at Apple's New Emojis

To celebrate World Emoji Day [http://worldemojiday.com] on July 17[1] Apple has today offered a first look at the iOS emojis for 2018. We spoke to Apple VP of User Interface Design Alan Dye about the new emoji updates and when we can expect them. Popular additions coming

Facebook Reveals Most and Least Used Emojis

With World Emoji Day [http://worldemojiday.com/] fast approaching on July 17, Facebook has taken the opportunity to look at how emojis are being used on Facebook [https://emojipedia.org/facebook/] and Messenger [https://emojipedia.org/messenger/] platforms. Starting with the most popular emojis, these include the obvious 😂 Face With

Google Emoji Boss Jennifer Daniel

In this month's Emoji Wrap podcast Google's Jennifer Daniel laments the lack of a sweaty heart emoji. Every month I send a newsletter [http://emojiwrap.com/] containing topics in the wider world of emoji and I like to discuss them with a guest in the emoji

Emoji Deep Dive

What Does The 😭 Loudly Crying Face Emoji Mean? [Emojiology]

We use emojis to help us express emotions, but sometimes it’s the emojis themselves that bring them on. Exhibit A: 😭. Social media manager Jasmyn Lawson ignited a Twitter debate last year when she proposed some guidelines for crying emojis: Use these emojis for crying 😪😰😢😥 Not this emoji 😭 That one

Inclusive Emojis Coming Back to Android

Google today released a new beta [https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2018/06/android-p-beta-2-and-final-apis.html] of Android P which includes a preview of new emoji updates coming later in 2018. Mixed amongst a collection of emoji design changes and new emojis are two changes that give a nod to a potential

Twitter Emoji Updates

Twemoji 11.0 Emoji Changelog

Today Unicode officially released version 11.0 of the Unicode Standard [https://blog.emojipedia.org/whats-new-in-unicode-11-0/] and Twitter has added support for all 157 new emojis to the latest version of Twemoji. Twitter is typically one of the first companies to support new emoji releases[1] and Twemoji 11.0

Apple Unveils Memoji

A new emoji-like avatar from Apple is called Memoji [https://emojipedia.org/memoji/] and coming to iOS 12 this year. Announced in the keynote for Apple's World Wide Developer Conference, Memoji is basically Animoji [https://emojipedia.org/animoji/] but with your own face as the character. Like Animoji,

Unicode Emoji Update

What's New In Unicode 11.0

Unicode 11.0 [https://emojipedia.org/emoji-11.0/] arrives on June 5, 2018. This signals the date which companies can begin supporting the new emojis. The final emoji list for 2018 [https://blog.emojipedia.org/157-new-emojis-in-the-final-2018-emoji-list/] was announced back in February, and the underlying release required to make this possible

Browse the Emoji Archives

Emojipedia's emoji archives now date back ten years, but how do you check what an emoji used to look like? You're not dreaming. There used to be a gavel emoji on iOS. It didn't get removed, it simply changed appearance. Yesterday's gavel

Twitter Emoji Updates

Twitter Switches to Twemoji on Android

Users of Twitter for Android may notice an emoji change when accessing the service today. Twemoji [https://emojipedia.org/twitter/] designs are now shown within Twitter, replacing native emojis previously shown from platform vendors such as Google [https://emojipedia.org/google/] and Samsung [https://emojipedia.org/samsung/]. This update appears

Twitter Emoji Updates

Twemoji 2.7 Emoji Changelog

2018 has been an active year for Twemoji. While we have yet to see any of the new Emoji 11.0 additions just yet, today Twitter has begun to roll out Twemoji 2.7 - the vendor's third minor update this year. This particular update is sure to

Tony Hawk's Car Gets Emoji Upgrade

Tony Hawk, professional skateboarder and beloved video game character, is a bit easier to spot in the real world now thanks to a new set of plates on his car. Originally posted on Hawk's Instagram story [https://www.instagram.com/tonyhawk/], photos show his front license plate featuring

Unicode Emoji Update

White Heart, Flamingo Added As Emoji Candidates

As work on the the emoji list for 2019 continues, a white heart, flamingo, and maté have been added to the draft candidates list. White heart [https://emojipedia.org/white-heart/] has been one of the most popular emojis requested [https://blog.emojipedia.org/top-emoji-requests-2018/] by Emojipedia users in 2018. This,

Google I/O Opens With Emoji Apology

Google's developer conference opened this year with CEO Sundar Pichai addressing the burger emoji “controversy” of 2017. Google previously displayed the 🍔 Burger emoji [https://emojipedia.org/hamburger/] with cheese underneath the burger patty [https://blog.emojipedia.org/how-do-you-like-your-burger-emoji/]. Addressing the matter in a lighthearted way, Pichai tweeted in

Emoji Deep Dive

What Does The 😍 Smiling Face With Heart-Eyes Emoji Mean? [Emojiology]

By many measures, 😂 Face With Tears of Joy has led the pack as the most used emoji in recent years. Dogging its heels, though, is another smiley: 😍 Smiling Face with Heart-Eyes. In 2017, this emoji ranked 4th on Apple platforms and 2nd on Facebook. 😍 Smiling Face with Heart-Eyes has a

Microsoft Emoji Updates

Windows 10 April 2018 Update Emoji Changelog

Microsoft's Windows 10 “April 2018 Update” (most commonly referred to as Spring Creators Update until now) has been released today with 104 emoji changes. Whilst there are no new additions to the set,[1] tweaks and iterations are a definite nod in the direction of artwork on other

All Major Vendors Commit to Gun Redesign

It's a flush. Every major vendor has now committed to redesign the gun emoji [https://emojipedia.org/pistol/], replacing it with a water pistol / squirt gun design. It took a while, and then it happened all at once. In the days since Google started rolling out a new