Learn About Emoji
Guides, definitions, history, and reference articles about emoji.
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- How to get the latest emoji
New emoji may not display until your phone, tablet or computer has a software update that includes them.
- What are emoji components?
Emoji components are the building blocks used inside emoji sequences, including skin tones, hair pieces, keycap parts and flag helpers.
- What Is the Fitzpatrick Scale in Emoji?
The Fitzpatrick scale is a skin-tone classification system that Unicode adapted into five emoji skin tone modifiers.
- Emoji for Beginners
Emoji are picture characters that help beginners add emotion, tone and meaning to digital messages.
- Emoji in Social Media
Emoji in social media help posts, captions, bios, comments and reactions feel more expressive and easier to scan.
- Emoji in Text Messages
Emoji in text messages add tone, emotion and clarity to short written replies.
- Emoji Meanings by Context
Emoji meanings change based on tone, platform, culture, surrounding text and the relationship between sender and reader.
- Most Misunderstood Emoji
Some emoji are often misunderstood because their meaning changes by culture, platform, tone or online slang.
- Emoji vs Emoticons
Emoji are picture characters, while emoticons are faces or expressions made from typed punctuation and letters.
- How to Search for Emoji
The easiest way to search for emoji is to use names, meanings, categories, keywords or copy the emoji itself.
- Why Some Emoji Disappear
Emoji may disappear or show as boxes when a device, app, font or platform does not support the emoji yet.
- How Emoji Get Approved
Emoji get approved through the Unicode process, where proposals are reviewed for expected use, clarity and compatibility.
- Who Creates New Emoji?
New emoji are standardized through Unicode, with proposals reviewed before platforms create their own artwork.
- What Are Unicode Emoji?
Unicode emoji are emoji characters and sequences standardized so they can work across phones, computers, apps and websites.
- What Are Emoji Variants?
Emoji variants are alternate forms of an emoji, including skin tones, gender forms, hair styles, directions and presentation choices.
- What Are Skin Tone Emoji?
Skin tone emoji are modifier sequences that combine a human emoji with a skin tone modifier.
- Why Do Emoji Look Different?
Emoji look different because each platform draws its own artwork for the same Unicode emoji character or sequence.
- What Do Emoji Mean?
Emoji meanings depend on the emoji itself, the surrounding text, the sender, the platform and the conversation.
- What is a ZWJ emoji sequence?
A ZWJ emoji sequence joins multiple characters into one displayed emoji, such as family, couple, profession and direction variants.
- How do I use emoji?
Emoji keyboards are built into most phones and computers, and emoji can also be copied from websites like Emoji.ac.
- How many emoji are there?
There are thousands of emoji, and the Unicode Standard is updated as new emoji are approved.
- Where does the word emoji come from?
The word emoji comes from Japanese: e means picture and moji means character.
- What is an emoji?
Emoji are digital icons which depict ideas, objects or emotions and are often used in messages, emails, web pages and other forms of digital or printed communication.