Explore the fascinating universe of text-based art and digital expressions. From classic ASCII art to modern emojis, this is your one-stop destination for all things character-based creativity!
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Did you know that emojis started as simple text-based emoticons like :) ? Today, we have over 3,000 emojis in the Unicode Standard! ๐
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Fun Fact: The first known ASCII art was created in 1966 by Kenneth Knowlton at Bell Labs. He used a computer to create a film called "A Computer Animated Hand" which featured early ASCII art.
Explore our collection of popular emojis and their meanings:
| Emoji | Name | Unicode | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ | Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes | U+1F60A | Smileys & Emotion |
| ๐ฑ | Cat Face | U+1F431 | Animals & Nature |
| ๐ | Globe Showing Europe-Africa | U+1F30D | Travel & Places |
| ๐ฎ | Video Game | U+1F3AE | Activities |
| ๐ | Pizza | U+1F355 | Food & Drink |
| โฝ | Soccer Ball | U+26BD | Activities |
| ๐ | Books | U+1F4DA | Objects |
| ๐จ | Artist Palette | U+1F3A8 | Activities |
| ๐ต | Musical Note | U+1F3B5 | Objects |
| ๐ | Sun with Face | U+1F31E | Travel & Places |
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😊😊Example of emoji with text: <p>I love coding! ๐</p>
The American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) was first published as a standard in by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). It was developed from telegraph codes and originally used 7 bits to represent 128 different characters.
Early computer users began creating art using these characters in the 1960s and 1970s, giving birth to what we now know as ASCII art. This form of expression became particularly popular on early bulletin board systems (BBS) and email.
The first emoji was created in by Shigetaka Kurita, an engineer at the Japanese telecom company NTT DoCoMo. The original set included 176 12ร12 pixel images designed to make electronic communication more engaging.
In , emoji characters were added to the Unicode Standard, making them universally compatible across different platforms and devices. Today, new emojis are added to the standard every year through a proposal process managed by the Unicode Consortium.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1963 | ASCII standard published |
| 1966 | First known ASCII art created |
| 1982 | First documented use of :-) as a smiley |
| 1999 | First emojis created in Japan |
| 2010 | Emojis added to Unicode Standard |
| 2015 | ๐ becomes Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year |
Why was the computer cold?
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Can you solve these emoji puzzles?
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We're passionate about preserving and celebrating the art of ASCII and emojis. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive resource for both beginners and enthusiasts to explore, learn, and create with these unique forms of digital expression.
All ASCII art on this page is either original or sourced from public domain collections. Special thanks to the ASCII Art Archive and other open ASCII art communities for their contributions to this art form.
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