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People Are Demanding More Representative Emoji, But Inclusion Runs Deeper
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People Are Demanding More Representative Emoji, But Inclusion Runs Deeper

Matt Klein
Apr 15, 2021
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Have emoji devolved, flattened or elevated language? Or wait — are they their own language, or an augmentation of our existing one?

While by definition, ‘emoji’ is the combination of two Japanese words: e, ‘picture’ and moji, ‘character’, they act as the substitute of words (🏡 = a house) and as an extension of expression (💀 = I’m dead from laughing or …

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