World Emoji Day 2021: Fun Facts About Emojis That Will Make You Feel Instantly Smarter

By Team LatestlyJuly 17, 2021
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Fastest-Growing Language

Emojis are the world's 'fastest-growing language,' used by more than 90% of the world's online population.

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Origin of Emoji

Emojis originated on Japanese mobile phones in 1997 and went on to become increasingly popular worldwide in the 2010s.

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Literal Meaning of Emoji

Originally meaning pictograph, the word emoji literally means "picture" (e) + "character" (moji).

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Face with Tears of Joy Emoji

In 2015, Oxford Dictionaries named the Face with Tears of Joy emoji (😂) the Word of the Year (UK).

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Total Count of Emojis

According to Emojipedia, there are 3,521 emojis in the Unicode Standard as of October 2020.

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Heart Emoji

The heart emoji is the most searched emoji since 2018, US.

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World Emoji Day

World Emoji Day, an annual unofficial holiday dedicated to emojis is observed on July 17.

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Menstruation Emoji

On March 5, 2019, a drop of blood emoji was released, intended to help break the stigma of menstruation.

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Most-Common Food Emoji

Birthday cake and pizza emoji are the most common food emoji used year-round.

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Original Set of Emojis

The original set of 176 emojis are on display in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

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