Published 14:13 IST, July 17th 2020

World Emoji Day 2020 marked by 'The Butter Girl' of Amul; see topical

Amul shared a new topical on World Emoji Day 2020. In the picture, The Butter Girl can be seen showing several takes of Amul on emoticons.

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It is World Emoji Day today that is, July 17, and Amul India joined in on celebrations. Amul shared a creative comic strip to mark celebrations. Once again Amul’s mascot ‘ Butter Girl’ showed followers different takes of Amul on emojis. In picture shared by Amul, Butter Girl is seen holding a plate of butter which is a classic strip. However, butter is ‘poop emoji’ shaped and has a smiley on it.

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Amul marks World Emoji Day 2020

re are several ‘looks of Butter Girl in comic strip, Amul’s emoticons are all holding butter in some or or form. Furrmore, re is an emoticon that is wearing a mask and ‘sushing’. creators of comic strip wrote, “#Amul Topical: Today is #WorldEmojiDay.” Amul shares ‘topicals’ on several current affair related events. Like earlier, in wake of sentiments of Chinese app ban, it shared a Topical. It is t only Amul but Google India also participated in celebration fo World Emoji Day 2020. It shared new emoticons and also asked its followers to give creative one-liners for emojis.

Amul celebrates World Emoji Day 2020

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Google also joined  World Emoji Day 2020 celebration

 

World Emoji Day 2020- Where did it all start?

World Emoji Day is coined by Jeremy Burge as per calendar emoji on iPhone which has day July 17 marked. day is reportedly an ufficial holiday and Jeremy aimed to celebrate importance of emojis in everyone’s life. Jeremy is recognised as founder of Emojipedia. World Emoji Day is a popular affair with millennials and youngsters who make most of emoticons. Apparently, tech giant Apple even comes out with new emoji packs this day.

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In year 2015, World Emoji Day was trending on Twitter. Only a year into coining annual day and people were alrey celebrating significance of emojis in life. According to reports, first emoji was designed by an engineer Shigetaka Kurita in year 1999. However, it took ar 10 years for emoji to be widely popular. origins can be traced back to Japanese tech evolution.

Emoticons were considered ‘fashionable and cool’ in popular culture as per reports, thus us catapulted. Fuelling same, Apple and Google came out with ir own versions and packs of emojis. At present, us and varieties of emoticons are diverse in nature. As per reports, emojis w represent a langu as universal and as interpretative.

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14:13 IST, July 17th 2020