1999, so yeah, the first set of almost 200 emoji are nearly 20 years old. And yes, they were added first in Japan and didn’t become a western fad until after th

1999, so yeah, the first set of almost 200 emoji are nearly 20 years old. And yes, they were added first in Japan and didn’t become a western fad until after the iphone added them (not claiming the iphone was the catalyst, but the timing was about the same).