Waking up and thinking #WorldEmojiDay is a wrap? Not quite! There are still a few hours left on the global clock. It’s still July 17 📆 in: 🇺🇸 Alaska 🇳🇺 Niue 🇺🇸 Hawaii 🇵🇫 French Polynesia 🇨🇰 The Cook Islands We're celebrating until the very end, so keep the emojis coming! 🥳🙌

From seeing the most anticipated emojis from the 2026/2027 list, to unveiling “emoji” in 1954 and 1988, to uncovering the *real* seahorse emoji, to a BTS look at Google's 3D overhaul... Here is everything happening right now for #WorldEmojiDay! 🌎🥳📅 blog.emojipedia.org/whats-new-on...

So why exactly do we celebrate #WorldEmojiDay today? 🤔💭 If you look closely at the 📅 Calendar Emoji on your phone 📱, you will notice a specific date stamped on it. Yes, it says July 17 (for most folks, anyway!) 🗓️✨ Here is the fun history behind why today is our day! 🧵👇

Fittingly, the final was the closest-fought contest of our entire tournament. 🥊💥🤏🗳️ But while 🫩 Bags Under Eyes put up an incredible fight, they blinked first - meaning our official #Most2026Emoji is 🫪 Distorted Face! 🏆Fisheye selfies all round to celebrate! ✨🐟👁️🤳

Goodnight, Japan! 🇯🇵💤📆 As #WorldEmojiDay comes to a close in the birthplace of emojis, we want to say thank you for changing the way we message each other forever! 🥹🙏✨ Oyasumi nasai! #世界絵文字デー

¡Bom dia, Cidade Maravilhosa! ☀️ No #WorldEmojiDay, a gente comemora com muita energia e, claro, um mergulho no mar 🌊🏄‍♂️ #DiaDoEmoji

¡Buen día, Buenos Aires! En el #DiaMundialDelEmoji se arranca con un matecito y manija de final del mundo 🧉🏆⚽ #WorldEmojiDay

Plenty of people swear they remember a seahorse emoji. There are Reddit threads, TikToks, and AI chatbots losing it over it. 🧵🤖💫 They’ve been wrong… but thanks to a new discovery by Matt Sephton, maybe not entirely. 👀 #WorldEmojiDay blog.emojipedia.org/the-seahorse...

The Seahorse Emoji WAS Real (But Not the One You Remember)

Many swear they remember a seahorse emoji. Reddit, TikTok, and AI chatbots insist it exists. They’re wrong, but thanks to a brand-new discovery, maybe not entirely. This World Emoji Day 2026, let us e...

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Gooooood morning, New York City! ✨🗽🏙️✨ Bagels are toasted, the morning yoga is done, the coffee is strong, and you’re still riding high after the Knicks got the W - let’s keep those immaculate vibes rolling for #WorldEmojiDay! 🥯🧘‍♂️☕️🏀

The results of the #MostAnticipatedEmoji of 2026 are officially in! 🏆 After hundreds and hundreds of votes (the most we've received since #WorldEmojiDay 2022!), here is how the podium looks 🔗👇 blog.emojipedia.org/the-most-ant...

The Most Anticipated Emoji of 2026 is...

Today is the thirteenth annual World Emoji Day, and ahead of the expected release of Emoji 18.0 in September of this year, we asked all of you to tell us which of the draft candidates you're most look...

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Did you know the word "emoji" (絵文字) actually predates mobile phones, digital text, and consumer tech? 📜🖊️ New research by Matt Sephton uncovers how the term was explicitly used in a word processor manual back in 1988! 📲👇 #WorldEmojiDay blog.emojipedia.org/the-word-emo...

The Word "Emoji" Is Older Than You May Think

We've spent a lot of time on this blog correcting the record on when the first emoji set was launched. Now there's a new thread to pull, and it isn't just another device from another manufacturer with...

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🚨 ONLY ONE HOUR LEFT TO VOTE! 🚨 Don't miss your chance to crown the Most Anticipated Emoji from the 2026 draft list! Which one are you looking forward to the most? Vote via the link below! 🗳️✨ #WorldEmojiDay emojipedia.wispform.com/16bc7651

It’s come down to a battle between the Most Popular New Emoji 2026 (🫪 Distorted Face) and its predecessor, the Most Popular New Emoji 2025 (🫩 Bags Under Eyes) Who's the #Most2026Emoji?🗳️⤵️ [Results taken 7h from post time] 1️⃣ 🫪 Distorted Face 2️⃣ 🫩 Bags Under Eyes 📊 Show results

No matter how you say "Good morning", whether it's 🇩🇪 Guten Morgen, 🇵🇱 Dzień dobry, 🇪🇸 Buenos días, 🇳🇱 Goedemorgen, 🇫🇷 Bonjour, or 🇱🇺 Gudde Moien... 🌅 📅 It’s #WorldEmojiDay! Rise and shine, Europe! ☕ 🇩🇪🇫🇷🇬🇧🇮🇹🇪🇸🇺🇦🇵🇱🇷🇴🇳🇱🇬🇷🇵🇹🇧🇪🇨🇿🇭🇺🇧🇾🇸🇪🇦🇹🇨🇭🇷🇸🇧🇬🇩🇰🇮🇪🇮🇸🇲🇹🇱🇺🇫🇮🇭🇷🇳🇴

So, who faces 🫪 Distorted Face in the grand final of our #Most2026Emoji tournament? Will the perpetually exhausted 🫩 Bags Under Eyes pull through, or is the explosive 🧨 Firecracker taking the W? [Results will be taken 5h from post time] 1️⃣ 🫩 Bags Under Eyes 2️⃣ 🧨 Firecracker 📊 Show results

🕛 🇦🇺 G’DAY (WELL, GOOD EVENING) SYDNEY, BRISBANE & MELBOURNE! 🇦🇺 🕛 Welcome to the 13th annual #WorldEmojiDay! 🌏🥳📆 Probably a bit too late to throw some snags on the barbie tonight, but definitely fire it up tomorrow in celebration! 🔥 🔥

Our first #Most2026Emoji semi-final is a meme battle! We’ve got the 2026 Most Popular New Emoji, 🫪 Distorted Face, taking on one of the least-used in existence, the 🚡 Aerial Tramway.  [Results taken 5h from post time] Who gets your vote? 🗳️⤵️ 1️⃣ 🫪 Distorted Face 2️⃣ 🚡 Aerial Tramway 📊 Show results

🌴🕛 🇰🇮 ALOHA/MAURI KIRIBATI! 🇰🇮 🕛🌴 As your clock strikes midnight, you’re officially the first timezone in the world to welcome the 13th ever #WorldEmojiDay! 🌏🥳📅

It’s now time for the last of our opening rounds, which is pitting the🧨 Firecracker against the 🥀 Wilted Flower. Is it t&time for TNT after the wedding of the summer, or will the wilted flower droop it ways to victory? Cast your vote! ⤵️ 1️⃣ 🧨 Firecracker 2️⃣ 🥀 Wilted Flower 📊 Show results

On to the next round of our #Most2026Emoji contest: 🫩 Bags Under Eyes VS ⚽ Soccer Ball. Can the ⚽ go all the way with the World Cup final on the horizon, or is the exhausted 🫩 going to caffeinate its way to a win? [Results taken in 2h] 1️⃣ 🫩 Face with Bags Under Eyes 2️⃣ ⚽ Soccer Ball 📊 Show results

Your next #Most2026Emoji pairing is here! Which of these two gets your vote? ⤵️ Will it be the viral star of SNL’s Weekend Update, the 🚡 Aerial Tramway… or does the 🫡 Saluting Face command more of your respect? [Results taken 2h from post time] 1️⃣ 🚡 Aerial Tramway 2️⃣ 🫡 Saluting Face 📊 Show results

What single emoji best represents the year so far? Help us crown the 🗓️ #Most2026Emoji - we'll all be voting in the run up to #WorldEmojiDay!  Votes from here will be combined with votes from Instagram, Threads, & X.  First round: 1️⃣ 🫪 Distorted Face Emoji 2️⃣ 🎷 Saxophone Emoji 📊 Show results

Brand partnerships 🏎️⚽️, custom ZWJ sequences, and then-unofficial flags: WhatsApp has a surprisingly long history of marching to the beat of its own emoji drum 🥁 Ahead of #WorldEmojiDay on Friday, we look back at WhatsApp's unique emoji adventures 🔗👇 blog.emojipedia.org/whatapps-emo...

WhatApp's Emoji Adventures: From Non-RGI Flags To Brand Deals

For World Emoji Day and the 2026 World Cup finals, WhatsApp partnered with Adidas to update its ⚽ Soccer Ball emoji to match the official "Trionda" ball. While unusual, this isn't WhatsApp's first spo...

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With #WorldEmojiDay coming up this Friday and the Emoji 18.0 draft list heading for approval in September, we want to know... What is your Most Anticipated New Emoji of 2026? 🗳️✨ Cast your vote here 🔗👇 emojipedia.wispform.com/16bc7651

This week (July 17) marks our thirteenth annual World Emoji Day! 🌎🥳📅 To begin the celebrations, the team here at Emojipedia have analyzed which of the emojis approved in 2025 have been the most popular new additions to our emoji keyboards 📈🧮🔗👇 blog.emojipedia.org/the-most-pop...

The Most Popular New Emoji of 2026 Is...

This week (July 17) marks our thirteenth annual World Emoji Day! To begin the celebrations, the team here at Emojipedia have analyzed which of the emojis approved in 2025 are the most popular new addi...

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World Emoji Day 2026 is only one month away! 😍📆 #WorldEmojiDay

#WorldEmojiDay 2025 ✅ 📆 Date for your diary: July 17, 2026 For more emoji goodness throughout the year, @emojipedia.org has your back! ✌️

As the clock ticks over to midnight in Honolulu, Hawaii, and the sun sets on another glorious #WorldEmojiDay, we take a look back at all your need-to-know info from this year's celebrations... 🥳🌅

If you believe it hard enough, it really is still #WorldEmojiDay somewhere...

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📰 Dragon Ball Z Scene Depicted with Emojis In celebration of World Emoji Day, fans are challenged to describe their favorite Dragon Ball Z scenes using only emojis. This creative approach allows fans... 🔗 https://animenewsdaily.us/articles/36895 #AnimeNews #ToeiAnimation #DragonBallZ