The emoji you never use
Apple seems to love emoji, the Japanese emoticon library, and they've played a considerable role in popularizing them outside Japan. I'd like to explore the history and development of emoji in Japan and their spread to the West, but that is quite an undertaking. For now, let's consider one small aspect of emoji: the weird ones. We all intuitively "get" …
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