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Redirect to List of emojis?

Latest comment: 9 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Should Emojis redirect to List of emojis instead of Emoji? Connoisseurship (talk) 13:11, 18 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

No. I would treat this like most other plurals and redirect it to the singular. The fact that emoji and emojis can both be plural makes an even stronger case that these should take readers to the same place. Also, readers usually expect to find a full article when they search for something on Wikipedia. In general when there is an article and a list that could both make sense, I prefer to redirect to the article, but of course there are exceptions. —Myceteae‍🍄‍🟫‍(talk) 17:45, 21 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

the first emoji?

Latest comment: 8 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This article from Ars Technica notes that "the original IBM PC included a dedicated smiley character as early as 1981 (perhaps that should be considered the first emoji)".

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/in-1982-a-physics-joke-gone-wrong-sparked-the-invention-of-the-emoticon/

The news story also contains an image of IBM’s Code Page 437 character set, which includes the smiley face character. I think this should be noted on the Wikipedia article. ~2025-34416-43 (talk) 04:00, 26 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

Done ✨ΩmegaMantis✨^blather 00:40, 27 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

Pronunciation

Latest comment: 20 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

How many people actually pronounce it as "UH-moji" like the IPA on the page? I've only heard "eh-moji" (like the "emo" in "emotion", California) or "ih-moji" from people with the pen/pin merger (parts of TN).

I'm curious if this is a typo or if there is a region where it's pronounced "um".

Robey (talk) 20:04, 15 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

"😻" listed at Redirects for discussion

Latest comment: 6 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The redirect 😻 has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 February 4 § Cat face emojis until a consensus is reached. I₂Overcome ^talk 11:29, 4 February 2026 (UTC)Reply