https://www.scmp.com/rss/330397/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The squid, mosquito and abacus emoji have all suffered at the hands of Apple, which has been depicting the emoji incorrectly on its devices until now. But with the release of iOS 13.1, nitpickers the world over can breathe a sigh of relief. The latest version of iOS makes changes to 24 emoji, according to Emojipedia. Most notably, the squid emoji will finally have a siphon in the center of its face, the mosquito emoji will have three pairs of legs instead of the awkward two and a half, and the... https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/apple-fixes-squid-mosquito-and-abacus-emoji-ios-13/article/3030291?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china-tech-city/apple-fixes-squid-mosquito-and-abacus-emoji-ios-13/article/3030291?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Sep 2019 08:52:08 +0000 It’s been 20 years since the first emoji were created in Japan, and they’re now used by 92% of the world’s online population. In a way, it’s a digital language that transcends culture. But in some cases, emoji can be used in ways that are significantly different from their original meanings, which can cause confusion if you’re not careful. This is especially true when it comes to China’s unique internet culture. China Internet Report 2019 Chinese netizens are avid users of emoji and animated... https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/how-properly-use-three-popular-emoji-chinese-social-media/article/3019346?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/how-properly-use-three-popular-emoji-chinese-social-media/article/3019346?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:25:57 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS It’s been 20 years since the first emoji were created in Japan, and they’re now used by 92% of the world’s online population. In a way, it’s a digital language that transcends culture. But in some cases, emoji can be used in ways that are significantly different from their original meanings, which can cause confusion if you’re not careful. This is especially true when it comes to China’s unique internet culture. China Internet Report 2019 Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3029492/how-properly-use-three-popular-emoji-chinese-social-media?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3029492/how-properly-use-three-popular-emoji-chinese-social-media?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:25:57 +0000 In China, if you send your friend an ordinary smiley face 🙂, you might get an eyebrow raise 🤨 for it. That’s because the regular smiley face is usually reserved for bosses. Turns out the Chinese have their own etiquette when it comes to using emojis. For example, 👋 might mean waving goodbye for many of us, but in China, it could mean that you just said something really dumb and the sender doesn’t want to speak to you. Ouch! But even within China, emoji use varies. A report by WeChat, the... https://www.scmp.com/culture/emojis-you-use-dont-mean-what-you-think-china/article/3000764?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/emojis-you-use-dont-mean-what-you-think-china/article/3000764?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Feb 2019 13:47:31 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Sending an ordinary smiley face like 🙂 to your WeChat friend in China seems simple enough… but your friend might give you a strange look for it. (Perhaps a real-life version of 🤔.) Turns out that the country’s most popular social app has its own etiquette for using emoji. WeChat, the app that does everything Consider 👋. It looks a little different in WeChat's version but at least it's not a biscuit. For many of us, this would simply mean that we’re... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029091/smiley-face-emoji-doesnt-mean-what-you-think-it-does-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029091/smiley-face-emoji-doesnt-mean-what-you-think-it-does-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:24:50 +0000 Sending an ordinary smiley face like 🙂 to your WeChat friend in China seems simple enough… but your friend might give you a strange look for it. (Perhaps a real-life version of 🤔.) Turns out that the country’s most popular social app has its own etiquette for using emoji.   Consider 👋. It looks a little different in WeChat's version but at least it's not a biscuit. For many of us, this would simply mean that we’re happily waving goodbye. In WeChat, it could mean that you just said something... https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/smiley-face-emoji-doesnt-mean-what-you-think-it-does-china/article/3000417?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/smiley-face-emoji-doesnt-mean-what-you-think-it-does-china/article/3000417?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:24:50 +0000 When Lunar New Year rolls around next February, Chinese Apple users will have another reason to celebrate. A red envelope and firecracker are part of more than 70 new emoji to be included in the next iOS update, expected to arrive in the coming weeks. They’ve already been available on Twitter and in the latest version of Android after the Unicode Consortium, which manages the emoji library, approved them earlier this year. Red envelopes are an essential part of Chinese culture. Known as hongbao... https://www.scmp.com/culture/red-envelope-and-mooncake-emoji-are-coming-iphone/article/3000162?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/red-envelope-and-mooncake-emoji-are-coming-iphone/article/3000162?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Oct 2018 09:11:00 +0000