It's a good point, but my research was specific to Japanese emoji, given they invented the word and their symbols are the ones that were adopted. I'd be intere

It's a good point, but my research was specific to Japanese emoji, given they invented the word and their symbols are the ones that were adopted. I'd be interested to read a similar deep dive into forum/ICQ/AIM emoticon history. I only remember them from around year 2000 though I'd been an internet user since 1995.