Welcome to World Emoji Day! Emojis have been used right from the threshold of the internet, but their popularity increased so much that they became built into smartphone touch screen keyboards and the messaging apps that we use every day. Their popularity also led to the creation of a wide range of emoji merchandise and even an emoji movie!

Every year,  17 July is celebrated as World Emoji Day across the world by people. The main objective of the day is to promote the usage of emojis in our conversations. For the first World Emoji Day, Burge said The Independent that “there were no formal plans put in place.” It is also said that netizens should use only emojis to converse.

World Emoji Day is celebrated to represent an emotion through electronic means. It is  a small digital icon becoming popular these days and undoubtedly is an integral part of our conversation. When we feel lazy or when we are at a loss for words then we use emojis to express what we want to. For every feeling, there are emojis now. From the past years, emojis have evolved. It not only expresses simple human feelings but more than that.

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