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The organization that looks the code the Internet has included an additional 250 characters its most recent update. All the characters we see our Internet browsers, whether they be letters, numbers or symbols, all have a special code so the browser knows what to show online. The system is called Unicode and makes sure that whatever the browser or world language, the characters look as they should. The new "emoji" include many characters used smart phones SMS and text messages. People who make websites and Internet users can now make their pages look nicer symbols that include a smiling face, a spider, a thumbs , a dove peace, and many more.

"Emoji" were originally developed Japan use on Japanese mobile phones. The word in Japanese is short “picture-writing character". They quickly became popular the world, especially among younger people. It could be a while we can start using the new "emoji" our cellphones. For that to happen, the big phone makers and software companies, like Apple, Samsung, Nokia, etc. will have to update their fonts and provide updates consumers. There is still a way to go, however, the "emoji" are all cultures. They are currently biased towards Americans and Europeans, including things like a hand signal the U.S. TV series Star Trek.