Unicode
Internet History
These 'Ghost Characters' Don't Mean Anything But You Can Type Them Anyway
Forty years ago, a handful of fake Japanese characters ended up in Unicode by mistake.
Paul McCann
8.2.18
Art
A Teen Proposed a Hijab Emoji Because She Just Wanted One that Looked Like Her
Unicode has been moving to make emojis more diverse and inclusive.
Kaleigh Rogers
9.13.16
Emojis
We Talked to a Typeface Designer About Creating Emojis for Unicode
Paul D. Hunt of Adobe talks about emoji diversity and more.
Leif Johnson
7.17.16
short circuit
Here's Why Emoji Can Break Apps
Emoji are all fun and games until they cause software problems.
Yael Grauer
6.20.16
emoji
The 72 New Emoji, Ranked
The definitive, arbitrary ranking of the latest additions to our pictorial vocabularies.
Emanuel Maiberg
6.5.16
Emojis
Unicode Should Take a Hint from Paleontologists When Designing Dinosaur Emojis
Dinosaur emojis present an excellent opportunity to get up to date on dino anatomy.
Becky Ferreira
5.15.16
tech
Have Emoji Become 'Problematic'?
Hairflip.
Sarah Emerson
5.13.16
Apple
What the Emoji You’re Sending Actually Look Like to Your Friends
Emoji are standardized, but the variations across devices are enough to totally change the meaning of what you’re trying to convey.
Meghan Neal
11.12.15
News
Finally, a Taco: The Best and Worst of the 37 New Emojis
A highly subjective ranking.
Kaleigh Rogers
6.17.15
Culture
The Politics of Emoji Diversity
Will more diverse emoji change the way we use them?
Hannah Rosefield
11.25.14
Culture
Could Emoji Ever Be a Language?
As more icons are added to the emoji keyboard, could it one day be a means of communication in its own right?
Hannah Rosefield
3.28.14
