Proposal (How was Emoji born?)

The Emoji ☺ is derived from proposal L2/07‑257(2007), L2/09‑026(2009). Below is the detailed content of the proposal, including proposal number, name, from and detailed files. The proposal containing ☺ was approved by the Unicode Consortium and released as Emoji version in .

EmojiProposal 1

Proposal Number: L2/07‑257
Proposal Name: Working Draft Proposal for Encoding Emoji Symbols (Associated tables in ZIP file)
Proposal From: Kat Momoi, Mark Davis, Markus Scherer
Proposal Year: 2007
Proposal Emoji: 753 Emoji: 😃, 😄, 😁, 😆, 😅 more...
Proposal File:

EmojiProposal 2

Proposal Number: L2/09‑026
Proposal Name: Emoji Symbols Proposed for New Encoding
Proposal From: Markus Scherer, Mark Davis, Kat Momoi, Darick Tong (Google Inc.), Yasuo Kida, Peter Edberg (Apple Inc.)
Proposal Year: 2009
Proposal Emoji: 753 Emoji: 😃, 😄, 😁, 😆, 😅 more...
Proposal File:

How to create your wanted Emoji?

How is a new Emoji born? First, users submit their Emoji proposal to the Unicode Consortium, and finally the Unicode Consortium decides whether to adopt the proposal. If the proposal passes, the Emoji you designed may be available in the next year as soon as possible. There is a complete and standard process for submitting Emoji proposals, which requires you to have enough patience and ability. You can use the above proposals as examples. Refer to them to make your Emoji proposal. Click here to Submitting Emoji Proposals (English), so that you and the Emoji you created will also be recorded in the history.

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Unicode Information(Advanced Usage)

Emoji: Copy
Meaning: smiling face
Codepoint: U+263A Copy
Unicode Version: 1.1 (1993-06)
Emoji Version: None
Type Field:
Shortcode: :relaxed: Copy
Unicode Name: WHITE SMILING FACE
Qualified Status: 🟣 unqualified (See also 🟢 fully-qualified Emoji: ☺️ - 263A FE0F)
Default Emoji Style: text
Emoji Level: Level 1
Emoji Modifier Status: secondary
Emoji Sources: j (Japanese carriers) + w (Wingdings & Webdings)
Property:
Emoji Variation Sequences: ✔ base
More Type: ☺︎ (263A FE0E text style)
☺️ (263A FE0F emoji style)
Categories: 😂 Smileys & Emotion
Sub Categories: 😍 Affectionate Face
UTF-8: E298BA
Decimal: ALT+9786
Unicode Block: Miscellaneous Symbols
Unicode Subhead: Emoticons
Sentiment: Negative: 2.17% Positive: 76.56% Neutral: 21.27% Confidence:0.744±0.0042

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