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World Emoji Day? Yes, it's a thing and the whole world is celebrating it - especially the millennials!
Monday was the fourth annual celebration of this pictographic language. Needless to say, these small animated icons have become an important part of daily communication. There are times when words fail us, or we get bored of typing, but a simple click of the symbol for "face with tears of joy" conveys exactly what we mean.
To commemorate this celebration of all things emoji, a host of different events have been held around the world.
Haven't heard of the emoji anthem? Click the video below:
On Monday, Apple revealed the final versions of some of the new emojis it will be introducing to the latest version of its operating system, iOS 11, which is due out this autumn.
Among the new pictograms the company has showcased are "bearded person" and "breastfeeding", and food items such as "sandwich" and "coconut".
On the same day, hundreds of people in Dubai, Moscow, London, Dublin and Sao Paulo dressed as emojis to set a new Guinness World Record.
Even New York's Empire State Building was lit yellow for the event, with London's Royal Opera House joining in on the craze, too.
And now there's a film set to be released, with
The Emoji Movie
from Sony Pictures Animation ready to hit the big screen on July 28. Here's the trailer:
How much do you know about these adorable emoticons hiding inside your phone?
The emoji in China
Closely related to the humble emoji are memes, which have permeated Chinese social media, continuously evolving to showcase the Chinese people’s creative spirit. ☟
For Chinese netizens, chat rooms and bulletin boards have long been dominated by memes of the "Big Three" - Chinese basketball star Yao Ming, South Korean footballer Choi Seong-guk and Japanese voice actor and singer Hanazawa Kana.
Yet memes are always changing as tastes constantly shift. Hong Kong singer and actor Jacky Cheung has recently emerged as a gold mine for meme creators.
Want to learn more about
Biaoqingbao
(emoji packs)? Watch the video below:
Users of different social media platforms tend to have their own favorite memes and emojis, but there is one thing we can all agree on: why bother typing when a picture could do the work?
Editors: Jiao Jie, Zhang Xi, Guo Shuang (intern)
