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Emoji

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means a small digital icon used to express an idea, emotion, or object in text
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Stage 1 of 2
emoji
Japanese · 1990s
"picture character"
coined from "e" (picture) and "moji" (character), not from "emotion"
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Stage 2 of 2
emoji
English · 2010s
"a small digital icon expressing an idea or feeling"
spread globally with smartphone keyboards
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