It's been known for some time that Docomo's 1999 emoji set was not the first: a 1997 Softbank mobile phone included emojis. But even this was not the first emoji set on a handheld device: ~100 designs from *1988* are now viewable on Emojipedia. https://t.co/gqHAbvOWAi pic.twitter.com/Eg3J1zPj54 — Emojipedia (@Emojipedia) May 14, 2024
It's been known for some time that Docomo's 1999 emoji set was not the first: a 1997 Softbank mobile phone included emojis. But even this was not the first emoji set on a handheld device: ~100 designs from *1988* are now viewable on Emojipedia. https://t.co/gqHAbvOWAi pic.twitter.com/Eg3J1zPj54