The Unicode Consortium, the mysterious not-for-profit tasked with making sure that emojis are consistent across smartphones and computers, likely expected that they would receive unanimous praise for the 157 new emojis that they unveiled on Wednesday. After all, previous rollouts of new emoji symbols have allowed for increased representation by users, with pictograms of things…
It’s too bad the “Frowning Pile Of Poo” emoji didn’t get approved, because that would be an appropriate response to the final design of Emojipedia’s sample bagel emoji. The bagel emoji doesn’t look like a bagel. It looks like an inner tube for rafting down rivers. Or a sombrero with the top cut off. At…
Sometimes in order to really connect with someone you need to disconnect…literally. As a matchmaker, I’m charged with finding love for my clients, so they don’t have to swipe right forever. However, often I hear my clients complaining about people who are completely distracted while dating, making it harder for love to happen. Here’s what…
Want to show your Israeli pride when commenting on your bestie’s Instagram photos of their birthright trip? Well, now you can’t. According to the , Instagram has blocked the Israeli flag emoji. Users who try to comment with it receive an error message that says, “Comment Blocked,” and underneath, “Sorry, these types of comments aren’t…
Have you ever been texting and thought: “If only there was an emoji that appropriately captured the essence of a Jewish house of worship?” Well, the emoji gods have heard your prayers. According to Buzzfeed, 37 new emojis characters are currently being considered by the Unicode Consortium (which creates your favorite pizza slices and praying…
The people behind the Seinfeld Current Day Twitter account are back with their biggest cultural contribution yet: Seinfeld emoji. Until now, the Seinfeld Current Day account has specialized in placing Seinfeld characters in modern situations — what if Kramer drank Four Loko or Elaine dated hot convict guy? Elanes hot new BF finaly explane why…
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