#emoji #newyear’sresolutions #twitter From “face palm” to “tears of joy,” emoji are a great way to spice up a text or convey a message. But where exactly do they come from? In this special episode of Start Here, producer Cameron Chertavian goes down the emoji rabbit hole and watches as these now-ubiquitous pixelated images go from an idea in a creator’s imagination to an icon on his phone. Cameron traces the complicated emoji proposal process by speaking with a proposer, a linguist, and a member of emoji’s governing body, the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee. Follow ABC News’ “Start Here” podcast to receive the latest episode direct every weekday morning. Find the show on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3ABDR43), Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3arkujy), Amazon Music (https://amzn.to/3Ri6d9j) or wherever you listen . SUBSCRIBE to ABC News on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Latest Updates: http://abcnews.go.com/ Watch FULL EPISODES on Hulu: http://abcn.ws/3bzvQQn
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