Every day, people send billions of emojis to one another via text messages and posts to social media sites like Twitter and Facebook. We rely on these tiny images to express what we’re feeling when we can’t see 🙈 or hear 🙉 who we’re chatting with. But where do these cute icons come from 🤔? Next time you send a ❤️ or a 👍, there’s a group of computer scientists you should thank.
NGSS: Core Idea: ETS1.B
CCSS: Reading Informational Text: 1
TEKS: 6.3D, 7.3D, 8.3D, 9.3B, T.9.1B