Illustrating the power of emoji

No word would suffice to express the fluency with which these shorthand icons, which have supplanted words in texts and emails and on social media, have become a language unto themselves. Correspondent David Pogue talks with designers and gatekeepers for emoji, and finds out how new symbols are added to the lexicon.

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[chrisfinch]

I love using the Sun, 🌞, the coffee, ☕️, and the newspaper, 📰, for this show.

[lalah]

LoL! I thought it was a shrugging emoji🤗...like, ‘my bad’

[cherylcarlson]

Have spent most of my life working in words, to record exactly what I mean, no room for misinterpretation. Lives and integrity depend on it. Emojis are antithetical to my purpose but they are cute art, sort of like the stickers the kids loved years ago. Just remember to guard your words

[sabrina]

🤦🏼‍♀️OMG! I thought it was Jazz hands!🤗

[jeanneblondewomanstamping]

🤯🤯🤯!!! I’ve been using 🤗 for hugs. I’m such a 🤓!

[sherylchapman]

This is how my niece reacts to me: 😳. What does it mean?

[matthewb.]

🤗 for me has always meant you're really excited or enthusiastic and can't contain yourself

[lizannewhitlow]

I wish the French horn was situated with the other brass. (And, yes, the saxophone is lovely.)

[BestFitSquareChannel]

🌻-my condolences. 🤗-hug. 🙏🏽-thank you. 🖖🏽-live long and prosper.

[smoothiegreenburg]

bring back the trey anastasio guitar emoji!!! 🎸🎸

[anpe]

No deity emojis?? There's a satan emoji, he's a deity to a lot of people

[HigherQualityUploads]

They strawmanned the point about us being angry about "gender inclusivity." Nobody's mad that there's female cooks or farmers. We don't like seeing ridiculous things like pregnant men.

[plankface]

The wine industry has been trying to get white wine glass for years because of the 70 a yr limit....crazy.

[worldcitizeng]

The Egyptian hieroglyphs has been used since the beginning of time, nothing very new here.

[romstar]

I love ❤️ 🍓🍇🍍🥭Apple’s fruit Emojis-they’re so vibrant 😝🍌 🍎 🍉 🍋🍊🍐🥥🍑🍒🥝🍏 🍎 ❤️ Everyone comments on how colorful they are!

[joeybaseball]

Dont forget The Emoji Movie. Emoji have their own movie, and it's a great movie. Don't listen to the haters. Like the woman said, hater gon hate

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I hate emojis. They're obnoxious and ambiguous.

[CAV]

🖕
I’ve been using this one way to much

[ej]

Oh no, is this morning show running out of ideas. With everything going on in the world, emoji's are the last thing people are thinking about. Theses people need to get a life.