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Unicode Should Take a Hint from Paleontologists When Designing Dinosaur Emojis

05.15.16

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Have Emoji Become ‘Problematic’?

05.13.16

By Sarah Emerson
Tech

What the Emoji You’re Sending Actually Look Like to Your Friends

11.12.15

By Meghan Neal
Tech

Finally, a Taco: The Best and Worst of the 37 New Emojis

06.17.15

By Kaleigh Rogers
You’ll Soon Have 38 More Emojis to Use Instead of Actually Typing Words

05.22.15

By Sierra Bein
Entertainment

Emojis of Color Are (Finally) Here

02.23.15

By Becky Chung
Tech

The Politics of Emoji Diversity

11.25.14

By Hannah Rosefield
We May Soon Get a Taco Emoji (and a Hot Dog and Prayer Beads and…)

11.18.14

By Emerson Rosenthal
A Complete Rundown Of The Most Mysterious New Emoji

06.17.14

By Emerson Rosenthal
Tech

Could Emoji Ever Be a Language?

03.28.14

By Hannah Rosefield
Design Mavericks OKFocus Invent Some Newmoticons

09.02.13

By Kevin Holmes

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