FAQ & Help
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What does the word "Emoji" mean in Japanese?
絵 =
Picture, pronunciation [e] 文字 = Character, pronunciation [moji]
絵文字 = Emoji, singular and plural in Japanese (Picture +
Character= Emoji)
In English you can use Emoji or Emojis. The
Unicode Consortium uses Emoji for singular and plural.
❔ What are Unicode Emojis?
Unicode
Emojis are colored pictographs (pictorial symbols).
Single Unicode characters have 1354 Emojis. Other 235 symbols
contain two Emojis. For example:
👁️🗨️ eye in speech bubble = 👁️ eye + 🗨️ left speech bubble
Unicode Emoji Symbols have 1780 modifiers (skin-tone, male /
female version of a single Emoji)
For example: 🤷🏽 person shrugging: medium skin tone = 🤷 person
shrugging + 🏽 medium skin tone
Unicode Flag Emojis have a total of 269 flags.
In 2022 Unicode has a total of 3633 colored Emojis.
❔ What to do if your operating system doesn't support newer
emojis?
If you
use an older operating system, you can download the Firefox browser. It supports the recent
emoji symbols that were added in 2020. Newer operating systems
need patience until the next update 🤔.
❔ What is the difference between emojis and emoticons?
Unicode
uses the colored symbols as emojis. An emoticon
is a simple text/letter/numbers or other signs based face
character.
The following images show the difference between emoji and
emoticon:
The Unicode 😏 Smirking Face and with punctuation marks :‑,
Smirking Face Emoticon:
❔ How to get new emojis on your 📱 smartphone or 💻 computer?
If you
wish a new emoji that doesn't exist in Unicode standard. You can
try to submit a proposal for a new emoji.
For more information about Submitting Emoji Proposals:
Submitting
Emoji Proposals
Brief summary of requirements (for Submitting Emoji
Proposals):
You need to submit your name or names (if more than one person),
CLDR short name with keywords, images: one colored and one
black&white
(in Zip file, with license) size: 18x18 and 72x72 pixels,
proposed sort location for the emoji in Emoji Ordering: for
example:
⚪ white circle, ⚫ black circle, 🔴 red circle (⚫ black circle is
between white and red circle),
evidence for frequency: the new symbol should have demand.
Example of 18x18 image
Example of 72x72 image
❔ One Emoji, different looks, why?
Every
operating system (Apple: IPhone, Macintosh, Microsoft: Windows
and Google: Android) has its own images.
⚠: A Google Android
user has different images compared to a
Samsung Android user.
Social networks such Twitter
or Facebook
have their own emoji designs.
❔ I see only letters instead of flags on Microsoft Windows,
why?
Microsoft Windows doesn't support the flag designs 😥.
❔ Who invented the first Emoji?
The Japanese interface designer
Shigetaka
Kurita.
❔ Is Emoji a new language?
For the Unicode Consortium Emoji isn't a language, for some 📱
smartphone users is Emoji a language. With more than 3000
symbols
it is possible to use Emojis for many statements. Example of a
short phrase in Emoji: 😷: 👑🦠 ➡ 🗺
📝 If you have any questions, you can ask using
contact form or
social media networks.
More ℹ information:
Emoji:
Everything You Need To Know About Them
Frequently
Asked Questions Unicode