A Brief History Of Food Emoji

12/31/2016

In this article from NPR's The Salt, the author delves into the history of food emojis and the reasoning behind their selection. It explains how emojis have become a form of visual communication in today's digital world and how food emojis have gained popularity. The article also discusses the process by which emojis are chosen and approved, highlighting the challenge of representing global food diversity within a limited set of emojis. It mentions specific examples, like the absence of hummus emoji, to illustrate this limitation. Overall, this article provides an interesting exploration of the evolution and limitations of food emojis.

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