Journey of Emoji | Origins and Rise in Popularity - Unicode Standardization - Cultural Impact - Challenges and Criticism - Brief overview of Emoji
Journey of Emoji: The journey of emojis is an interesting evolution that spans both communication and digital culture. Here's a brief overview: Origins: 1. Japanese Origins: Emojis originated in Japan in the late 1990s. Shigetaka Kurita, a Japanese artist, created the first set of 176 emojis for a mobile internet platform called i-mode, introduced by NTT Docomo in 1999. Rise in Popularity: 2. Global Adoption: Emojis quickly gained popularity in Japan and, with the global rise of smartphones and social media, became a universal form of expression. 3. Unicode Consortium: To standardize emoji characters across different platforms and devices, the Unicode Consortium was involved. Unicode introduced a standard system for assigning a unique number to each character, including emojis. Unicode Standardization: 4. Unicode Emoji Standard: The Unicode Consortium started including emoji characters in its Unicode Standard, ensuring that emojis would be universally recognized and displaye...