https://www.scmp.com/rss/503622/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com It feels like emojis have always been part of our communications – but it’s actually only been a decade. And first, there were emoticons. Emojis are not emoticons, neither in form nor etymology. The emoticon is a representation of a facial expression formed by a short sequence of keyboard characters, usually viewed sideways, conveying the sender’s feelings or intended tone in computer-mediated communication. Its genesis is widely attributed to American computer scientist Scott Fahlman who, in... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/3141439/world-emoji-day-where-word-emoji-comes-and-first-place-they?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/3141439/world-emoji-day-where-word-emoji-comes-and-first-place-they?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Jul 2021 19:15:20 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng TikTok owner ByteDance has opened a new front in its rivalry with social media giant Tencent Holdings: trying to secure trademark rights to its own version of the famous “doge” emoji that has become a symbol of sarcasm when used by netizens. Beijing ByteDance Network Technology Co Ltd, a ByteDance subsidiary, last week submitted a trademark application for a picture of a dog’s head that looks similar to the doge emoji that originated in Japan in 2013, according to updated information on... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3130272/such-doge-chinese-tech-giants-tencent-and-bytedance-race-secure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3130272/such-doge-chinese-tech-giants-tencent-and-bytedance-race-secure?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:00:18 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS When the Lunar New Year rolls in next February, Apple users will finally have the perfect emoji to celebrate the occasion. A red envelope and a firecracker are part of over 70 new emoji to be included in the next iOS update, expected to arrive in the coming weeks. They were approved earlier this year by the Unicode Consortium, and are already available on Twitter and in the latest version of Android. Red envelopes are an essential part of Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3028862/red-envelope-and-mooncake-emoji-are-coming-your-iphone?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3028862/red-envelope-and-mooncake-emoji-are-coming-your-iphone?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Oct 2018 10:15:30 +0000 When the Lunar New Year rolls in next February, Apple users will finally have the perfect emoji to celebrate the occasion. A red envelope and a firecracker are part of over 70 new emoji to be included in the next iOS update, expected to arrive in the coming weeks. They were approved earlier this year by the Unicode Consortium, and are already available on Twitter and in the latest version of Android. Red envelopes are an essential part of Chinese culture. Known as hongbao in Mandarin or lai see... https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/red-envelope-and-mooncake-emoji-are-coming-your-iphone/article/2166765?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/red-envelope-and-mooncake-emoji-are-coming-your-iphone/article/2166765?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Oct 2018 10:15:30 +0000 People in China discovered that one of the country’s favorite WeChat emojis just got registered as a trademark… but it wasn’t by WeChat’s maker, Tencent. The trademark for the facepalm emoji is now held by a person in a Zhejiang county, who filed it for use on clothing, a Chongqing newspaper reported. That story is one of the most popular on Weibo today. Users are blasting the person who registered the emoji: “This is a typical trademark squatter,” one of the most like user comments said. “They... https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/someone-trademarked-popular-wechat-emoji-and-netizens-are-mad/article/2164247?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/someone-trademarked-popular-wechat-emoji-and-netizens-are-mad/article/2164247?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Sep 2018 12:00:15 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS People in China discovered that one of the country’s favorite WeChat emojis just got registered as a trademark… but it wasn’t by WeChat’s maker, Tencent. The trademark for the facepalm emoji is now held by a person in a Zhejiang county, who filed it for use on clothing, a Chongqing newspaper reported. That story is one of the most popular on Weibo today. Users are blasting the person who registered the emoji: “This is a typical trademark squatter,” one... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3028817/someone-trademarked-popular-wechat-emoji-and-netizens-are-mad?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3028817/someone-trademarked-popular-wechat-emoji-and-netizens-are-mad?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Sep 2018 12:00:15 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Did you know there’s one emoji that iPhone users in China can’t see? The emoji for Taiwan’s flag 🇹🇼, introduced in iOS 9 in 2015, can’t be found on the keyboard in Apple devices where the location is set to China. If these users receive a text message with the Taiwan flag emoji, they see a white box with an X instead. This isn’t actually new. It’s been happening for years now. But it gained wider attention this week when cybersecurity researcher... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3028622/theres-one-emoji-you-cant-see-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3028622/theres-one-emoji-you-cant-see-china?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Jul 2018 13:35:44 +0000 Did you know there’s one emoji that iPhone users in China can’t see? The emoji for Taiwan’s flag 🇹🇼, introduced in iOS 9 in 2015, can’t be found on the keyboard in Apple devices where the location is set to China. If these users receive a text message with the Taiwan flag emoji, they see a white box with an X instead. This isn’t actually new. It’s been happening for years now. But it gained wider attention this week when cybersecurity researcher Patrick Wardle says he found a bug in this... https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/theres-one-emoji-you-cant-see-china/article/2154760?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/theres-one-emoji-you-cant-see-china/article/2154760?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Jul 2018 13:35:44 +0000