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Ivory Coast Artist O’Plérou Grebet’s Africa-Centric Emojis
21-year-old Ivory Coast-based O’Plérou Grebet noticed a lack of applicable emojis for many Africans to use in everyday instant messaging and did something about it. Grebet’s emoji library Zouzoukwa (meaning “picture” in …
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What the Lobster Emoji Means to the Transgender Community
The recent iPhone update included several additions to the emoji keyboard, from ball of wool to an abacus and a pirate flag. Still conspicuously missing—despite it being requested over and over—is the transgender …
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Tinder Launches Animated Reactions
Announced today, a suite of Tinder Reactions offers ways to respond to messages on the dating app with a little humor. Part of their “Menprovement Initiative,” Tinder is encouraging women to offer …
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Britain's first female tattoo artist, Gaymojis, how your dog might be a liar and more in our look around the web
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Google Can Read Emoji: Farewell Language
Google has added yet another feather to its bow: it can speak emoji. If you tweet Google an emoji, the company’s Twitter handle will reply with a GIF and a link with …
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From unsung female sport stars to the USA's first punk store and a Philippe Starck-designed smartphone, our look at the web
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A David Bowie Emoji is Coming
The next iOS update (10.2) will introduce a bunch of new emoji—including, finally, an avocado. Along with the all-important fruit, there will be more animals (rhino, shrimp, shark and more), food (pancakes, …
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The truth about the Five-Second Rule, new more inclusive emoji, an exhibition about jargon and more
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New, More Inclusive Emoji
With all the big Apple news this week, one update was a little less acknowledged, but along with the iOS 10 upgrade that rolled out came a batch of new emoji. The …