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introduction of emojis to phones and virtual keyboards

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on April 24, 2024
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TL;DR

Emojis were introduced by Shigetaka Kurita in 1999 for a Japanese mobile operator. They were later integrated into phones by Apple and Android, leading to standardization by the Unicode Consortium for consistent representation across platforms.

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The origin of emojis

Emojis were first introduced by Shigetaka Kurita in 1999

Kurita designed the first set of 176 emojis for a Japanese mobile operator

Integration of emojis into phones and virtual keyboards

Apple was the first company to integrate emojis into its iOS in 2011

Android followed suit, incorporating emojis into their operating system

Standardization and expansion of emojis

The Unicode Consortium standardized emojis in order to ensure consistent representation across different platforms

Emojis have evolved to include a wide range of expressions and symbols

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