NTT Docomo, Popularizer of Emoji, Ends Support After 26 Years

NTT Docomo, popularizer of emoji, ends support after 26 years

TOKYO -- NTT Docomo will stop supporting its own in-house emoji, the Japanese wireless carrier said Wednesday, marking the end of an era for one of th

NTT Docomo announced on the 21st that its emojis, such as cold sweats and hearts that adorned emails during the Heisei era, will no longer be available on smartphones released after late June. This brings to an end a 26-year history of emojis since their launch in 1999. Docomo has announced that emojis made by Google, an American company, have become popular worldwide.