Emoji

An emoji is a small digital pictograph or symbol used in electronic text to represent an object, idea, emotion, or action. Its appearance can vary across platforms.

Unicode: A universal character-encoding standard that assigns code points to characters and symbols across writing systems. Unicode code points let emoji be encoded and exchanged across devices.
Shigetaka Kurita: A Japanese designer who created a 176-character emoji set for NTT DoCoMo's mobile internet service. Kurita designed an early influential emoji set in 1999.
Computer-mediated communication: Communication between people conducted through digital devices and networks. Emoji operate within the constraints and conventions of digital messaging.
Emoticon: A typed sequence of punctuation or letters that represents a facial expression or emotion. Emoticons are assembled from text characters, unlike most pictographic emoji.
Emoji sequence: A sequence of Unicode code points that is displayed as one emoji, often combining symbols or modifiers. Sequences create family, profession, and other multi-part emoji.
NTT DoCoMo: A Japanese telecommunications company that launched the i-mode mobile internet service in 1999. Its i-mode service provided the setting for Kurita's emoji set.
Internet linguistics: The study of language use in digital environments, including online writing and messaging. Emoji participate in the evolving grammar and pragmatics of online language.
Kaomoji: Japanese-style text-based emoticons that use varied characters to depict faces and expressions. Kaomoji build expressive faces from text characters rather than encoded pictographs.
Emoji modifier: A Unicode character that changes the appearance of certain emoji, including skin tone and gender presentation. Modifiers let some emoji depict varied skin tones and presentations.
i-mode: A Japanese mobile internet service launched by NTT DoCoMo in 1999. Emoji became a feature of i-mode messaging and content.

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