SoftBank, a Japanese wireless carrier, created the first known emoji set in 1997. When Apple launched its iOS 2.2 in November 2008, it had to create its own emoji so any emoji sent from SoftBank ...

If you're a heavy WhatsApp user, get ready for its ... way emoji looks is similar to a font. There's a standard Unicode set of emoji written out, and every handset maker draws their own emoji ...

If you don't enter any text and just send an emoji, the image is sent on its own without the blue bubble and is slightly ...