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Tom Scott explains the history of emoji, how they originated in Japan, and how they became part of the Unicode standard.
Audible free book: audible.com/computerphile Unicode is changing, adding tons more icons and smilies - But what's new and why? Tom Scott takes us through the improvements... More from Tom Scott: youtube.com/user/enyay and twitter.com/tomscott Characters, Symbols & the Unicode Miracle: youtu.be/MijmeoH9LT4 Floating Point Numbers: youtu.be/PZRI1IfStY0 The VR CAVE: youtu.be/STMcWUtQr1Y End for Moore's Law?: youtu.be/X8v1BB0UaDs facebook.com/computerphile twitter.com/computer_phile This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: bit.ly/nottscomputer Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. See the full list of Brady's video projects at: bit.ly/bradychannelsWhat people say. Recommended as an entertaining explanation of the origins of emojis and their inclusion in the Unicode standard.
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