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title: "Discussion on \"History of Emojis - The icons we know and love.\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"History of Emojis - The icons we know and love.\". In total there are 3,304 emojis in the Unicode Standard, as of March 2020. The most recent emoji release is Emoji 13.0, which added 117 new emojis.  \n\n   \n\nSeems like a lot, but if emoji is its own language, then we're basically infants when it comes..."
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# [History of Emojis - The icons we know and love.](https://anshi.hashnode.dev/history-of-emojis-the-icons-we-know-and-love?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

In total there are 3,304 emojis in the Unicode Standard, as of March 2020. The most recent emoji release is Emoji 13.0, which added 117 new emojis. Seems like a lot, but if emoji is its own language, then we're basically infants when it comes...

Oct 16, 2020 · 4 min read · anshi.hashnode.dev  
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[Anshika Bhatnagar](https://hashnode.com/@VisionaryAnshika)

@VisionaryAnshika · Madhya Pradesh, India

  
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Aspiring Data Scientist and Full Stack Developer

I am an aspiring data scientist who is also a full-stack python developer and I love to share my learnings with others. I love to work on exciting projects and keen to learn new technologies. I’m now trying to solve women’s issues — including the wage gap and sexual harassment and most importantly equality .

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[Shashwat Shrivastava](https://hashnode.com/@TheBlackSh33p)

[Oct 16, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/history-of-emojis-the-icons-we-know-and-love/5f89c5e7d7dc0b17a97a2326/comment/5f89cd5cd7dc0b17a97a23bc)

And I love the Emoji Movie! 😁🤩

[Shashwat Shrivastava](https://hashnode.com/@TheBlackSh33p)

[Oct 16, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/history-of-emojis-the-icons-we-know-and-love/5f89c5e7d7dc0b17a97a2326/comment/5f89ccd7d7dc0b17a97a239a)

It is really educative! We can started understanding facial expressions on texts, and it made other things gain more expressive way!

[Anshika Bhatnagar](https://hashnode.com/@VisionaryAnshika)

[Oct 16, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/history-of-emojis-the-icons-we-know-and-love/5f89c5e7d7dc0b17a97a2326/comment/5f89ccd7d7dc0b17a97a239a#reply-5f89d11a6eb39417ce5e53a7)

Yes😁