TIL the word “emoji” is not related to “emotion” as many people believe, it is simply a combination of the Japanese words 絵 (pronounced eh) meaning picture, and 文字 (pronounced mōji) meaning letter or character.

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/3141439/world-emoji-day-where-word-emoji-comes-and-first-place-they

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