Emoji, Japanese for "picture" + "letter," is a set of picture characters used in Japan much in the same way as emoticons here in the US. The Emoji pictographs, however, offer a wider variety of images than emoticons which are typically limited to just expressing an emotion or facial expression such as winking. iphone-icons-ijustine Emoji pictographs include the usual suspects from the emoticon gang as well as many others. Such gems as the top hat, a diamond ring for "txting" your wedding proposal, and also some holiday goodies like Santa, and a ghost are all part of the fun! For the majority of cell phones, Emoji is a Japanese-focused feature that is not implemented much in the US. Some, however, have already enabled the use of Emoji through a process that requires jailbreaking the iPhone. it’s really simple. This is all you need to do:
  • Get this $0.99 app called frostyplace from the iTunes store: link
  • Play with the app for a minute to activate, click on a story, etc
  • Go into you settings -> General > International > Keyboards > Japanese
  • Click the Emoji option to on!
  • Text anyone with an iPhone and they’ll get your icons!
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