Hey there! So I’m sure we’re all familiar with these little things... They’ve become a staple in how we communicate online, and a thing that most people use on a daily basis. Who knew these little things could become SO important to us?! So since today is World Emoji Day here are a few fun facts about our beloved emoticons. ______________________________________ The first emoji was created in 1999 by a man named Shigetaka Kurita in Japan The first World Emoji Day was celebrated on July 17, 2014 There are 2,666 emojis in the Unicode Standard list as of July 2017. 60 billion emojis are sent on Facebook every day as of July 2017 The top ten emojis used on Facebook are , , and ______________________________________ So what is/are your favorite emoji(s) and why? ______________________________________ Thanks for reading. ~ Crystal Please refrain from breaking the ToU or Forum CoC. Credits for the facts go to this source