emoji, digital pictograms used widely throughout social media, texting, e-mail, and other computer-mediated communications. Emojis are used to express a range of objects and ideas, including human emotions, animals, geography, foods, and flags. The term emoji was born from two Japanese words: e, meaning “picture,” and moji, meaning “written character.” The codes associated with emojis are standardized by the Unicode Consortium, the nonprofit organization responsible for reviewing and releasing proposed emojis and other characters. Brands such as Apple, Google, and Samsung use emojis standardized by the consortium, which allows users to view emojis sent from one device to another no
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