The First Emoji

The first emoji was created in 1999 by a Japanese guy named Shigetaka Kurita. He started them because he wanted a way to be able to communicate more effectively and faster. At first he made on 189 emojis. But right now there is over 1,800 emojis. An emoji is a small face you can send over text to communicate how you're feeling. For example if your feeling happy you can send a smiley face. If your feeling sad you can send a sad face to express your emotions over text. This is especially good if your a shy person who wants to express themselves but is afraid to do so. At first emojis were only a thing in Japan and Americans thought it was weird. But eventually it made it over to the United States, making it one of the most popular things today. There are several movies out about emojis. For example there is a movie out right now called the emoji movie. emojis are on there way to becoming their own language and there is doubt in my mind they will.

Link: https://www.wired.com/story/guide-emoji/