Small pictographic icons used inline in text to convey emotion, tone, or objects. The first commercial set was designed by Shigetaka Kurita at NTT DoCoMo in 1999. Years earlier, a related visual language had been explored by Bill Atkinson and others at General Magic; Susan Kare's pixel-icon craft is a clear ancestor. MoMA added the original DoCoMo set to its permanent collection in 2016.
Emoji
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- Bill Atkinson Linked both ways · People
- General Magic Links to · References
- Making What Matters: A Conversation with MAD Designer in Residence Tony Fadell and Paola Antonelli Linked from · Learning
- MoMA Linked both ways · References
- NTT DoCoMo Linked both ways · References
- Paola Antonelli Linked from · People
- Susan Kare Linked both ways · People