🤔Have you ever imagined texting without "Emojis"?

Thanks to technology, we are able to infuse our emotions and feelings alongside our messages . Especially when we need quick responses

to our messages. Many times, I have imagined how communication through text would have been difficult without the use of Emojis. I say this because, sometimes we misinterpret written texts and deep down our hearts wished that we could see the reaction of the sender . The advent of "Emoji" was an answer to our silent prayer , especially among the Gen Z . This is funny, but it is very true. 

Individually, an emoji is a small image that represents an idea, emotion, symbol or object. It is embedded within a text field and used to convey meaning as an alternative to text. For example, people might use the "smiling face with heart-eyes" to convey that they love the look of something. Some communities or relationships might attach meaning to certain emoji and use them to showcase their closeness in the same way that people use nicknames or inside jokes. A distant relative of emojis is hieroglyphics, which were drawings used by the ancient Egyptians to preserve their histories and tales. Modern emojis can be roughly linked to chatrooms from the 1990s when they were first used to indicate smiles, show emotions or highlight jokes. Emoji used to be like :) :D :’ before they became pixelated and coloured.

World Emoji Day is celebrated annually to raise awareness about the importance of emojis in modern communication. Emojis have become a universal language and have transformed the way people express themselves in digital conversations. Nigeria, like many other countries, celebrates World Emoji Day by promoting the use and understanding of emojis among its citizens. The day is marked by various activities, including social media campaigns, online contests, and emojis-themed events.

The history of World Emoji Day in Nigeria dates back to 2015 when the day was first celebrated globally. 

      In Nigeria, we have embraced the use of emojis in our daily digital conversations, leading to the creation of local emojis that reflect our culture, traditions, and values.

  Local emoji designs in Nigeria include traditional clothing, food, and cultural symbols such as the Nigerian flag and landmarks. These emojis have helped us to express ourselves more creatively and authentically in digital conversations. World Emoji Day is observed annually on July 17th.

DID YOU KNOW?

* Emojis are used by 92% of the online population daily.

* Nigeria is among the top countries in the world that use emojis the most, with an estimated 8 billion emojis sent per day by Nigerian smartphone users.

* Some emojis that are particularly popular among Nigerians include the prayer hands, the fire, the heart eyes, the laughing face, the suspicious face, and the eggplant - which is often used as a slang for a male organ.

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* The first (extremely pixelated) emoji were created by Shigetaka Kurita in 1999 for cellphones and pagers. They are now housed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

* In 2011, Apple added an official emoji keyboard to the iOS, increasing their popularity. Android added its version in 2013.

* You can submit a request for a new emoji (absolutely free), but you have to provide a detailed report on why it’s important to increase the chances that it will be added. This process could take up to two years!

* The Birthday cake and pizza emoji are the most common food emoji used year-round.

* In 2015, emoji became diversified with the introduction of multiple skin colours and same-sex couple emoji

* Researchers have found that when an individual views an emoji, the parts of the brain that become activated are the same as when seeing human facial expressions. This means that emoji play an important role in expression when communicating digitally.

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