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tiny pictures that hijacked language because typing words got too exhausting for everyone

originBorn in 1990s Japan from a phone designer's sketches
meaningFrom Japanese 'e' (picture) plus 'moji' (character)
museum pieceMoMA acquired the original 176 emoji set
top dogTears of joy is the most-used worldwide
governanceA nonprofit committee votes on every new emoji
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