history of emoticons
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Brief history of emoticonsTRANSCRIPT
WEIRD LAWS
HISTORY OF EMOTICONS:D ;) :( :/Emoticons
The first use of an emoticon in print (?)
Robert Herrick - 1648Abraham Lincoln 1862 (?)
First instance of emoticons being used in purpose in print
1881 issue of Puck MagazineAmbrose Bierce - 1887The Snigger Point
First documented online use of the :) and the :( emoticons
Scott Fahlman - 1982 The term "emoticon" appeared in print for the first time - 1990
Oxford English Dictionary - 2001
Urban Dictionary - 2002
Graphical Smileys
Eastern Emoticons (Kaomoji)(
( -)Emoji