World Emoji Day 2024: Significance, history, how to celebrate
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World Emoji Day
World Emoji Day is celebrated on July 17, a day to appreciate the wide range of symbolic pictures used in digital communication.
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Invention of 'Emoji'
Shigetaka Kurita invented the term "emoji," which is a Japanese idiom meaning "picture word," in the 1990s.
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Emoji's
Emojis are colorful ideographs that represent faces or other items such as food, animals, hand signs, and so on.
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What are emoji's?
They are often larger than alphabetical characters. Emojis aim to replace nonverbal communication as much as possible and are frequently used in conjunction with written languages.
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Way to express
Emojis are a good approach to compensate for the lack of nonverbal cues in textual communication, such as body language, facial expressions, and voice prosody.
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How to celebrate?
Celebrate this day by exploring a wide range of emojis and sharing them will your loved ones.