In honour of World Emoji Day here some facts about emojis! 
Did you know that...
- "In 2013, the word emoji was added to the Oxford English Dictionary. By 2015, it was in the Merriam-Webster dictionary." (Ziramba, 2019)
- "In 2019 over 200 new emojis were introduced — this figure includes variations (for things like skin tone and gender)." (World Emoji Day, 2020)
- "In 2014, Emojipedia founder Jeremy Burge created World Emoji Day." (National Day Calendar, 2014)
- "July 17 is not a random date. It was chosen because it is the day featured on the emoji calendar on the Apple keyboard." (Ziramba, 2019)
References:
- National Day Calendar. (2014, July 17). World Emoji Day. Retrieved from National Day Calendar: https://nationaldaycalendar.com/world-emoji-day-july-17/#:~:text=July%2017th%20recognizes%20World%20Emoji,that%20were%20devoid%20of%20them.
- World Emoji Day. (2020, July 17). Statistics. Retrieved from World Emoji Day | July 17 2020: https://worldemojiday.com/statistics
- Ziramba, F. R. (2019, July 17). Here are 17 World Emoji Day facts for the unofficial holiday on July 17. Retrieved from Global News: https://globalnews.ca/news/5501312/world-emoji-day-celebrations/
Published on July 17, 2020