July 17 is World Emoji Day, Emojis are the fastest growing language and the most popular language among millennials! To celebrate here are 5 fun facts for you to share with your kids!
The first emoji was created in 1999
Birthday cake and pizza are the most commonly used food emojis
There is a Unicode Consortium that approves all new emojis. If you have an idea for an emoji this is who you have to submit it for approval.
Emoji means picture character in Japanese
There are over 3000 emojis in use today!
Bonus fact! If you have teens you may or may not already know the emojis they use may not mean what you think they do! Here is a great primer to help you!
