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emoji
- /ɪˈməʊ.d͡ʒi/ UK
- /ɪˈmoʊ.d͡ʒi/ US
- /i-/ US
Rhymes with -əʊdʒi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 絵文字(えもじ) (emoji), from 絵(え) (e, “picture”) + 文字(もじ) (moji, “character”). False cognate of English emotion and emoticon.
noun emojis · emoji
- A digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a concept, object, person, animal or place, originally used in Japanese text messaging but since adopted internationally in other contexts such as social media. In order to communicate quickly, many mobile phone users use emoji characters (similar to emoticons) while sending messages. Service providers have also created a set of emoji characters and have added support for it.
- Any non-standard emoji-like image inserted inline in text, e.g. an image emoticon.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: emoticon, emoji sequence, emote, emojification, reaction, emotag, kaomoji, hashflag, symbol, smiley face, ideogram, heart eyes, semagram, emblem, icon, smiley
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noun digital graphic icon
| Español | emoyi, emoji |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 에모지 emoji, 이모지 imoji |
| 日本語 | 絵文字 emoji |
| 中文 | 繪文字 /绘文字 huìwénzì |
| हिन्दी | इमोजी imojī |
| Português | emoji, emóji |
| Français | emoji, émoji |
| Deutsch | Emoji |
| Italiano | emoji |
| Ελληνικά | εμότζι emótzi |
| Română | emoji |
| Русский | эмо́дзи emódzi |
| العربية | إِيمُوجِي ʔīmūjī |
| עברית | אֶמוֹגִ׳י emóji, פַּרְצוּפוֹן partsufón |
Talk about this word "emoji." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/emoji. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. emoji. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/emoji "emoji." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/emoji.Cite this
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title = {emoji},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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