Non-profit organization the Unicode Consortium,” which, in particular, is engaged in standardizing Emoji, proposed a number of changes to the look of these smilies. This is due to the fact that many emojis today perceived by users not in the way they thought. Edition Meduza brought several smiles to show the scale of the problem.
Take, for example, smile “sleepy face” (“sleepy face”). Now he is usually depicted with a drop in the area of the nose, which can be taken for a tear, or a bubble from his nose. A drop in the new version proposed to be removed — it is “too specific” for Japanese customers. In this case, the authors acknowledge the suggestions will need to check, let you know in Japan the new face Emoji.
The same smiley from left to right: Unicode 7.0, the option, Apple, Android, Windows.
Another example is the “face with a view of the Victor” (“Face With Look Of Triumph”). Due to the steam escaping from the nose, in versions for iOS and Android, it resembles a mad bull, and for many users symbolizes anger. Once clouds are misleading, they suggest to get rid of.
The same smiley from left to right: Unicode 7.0, the option, Apple, Android, Windows.
Emoji below — not shocked or upset, as it may seem, and gloomy. Officially it is called “nahmurivsya face with open mouth” (“Frowning Face With Open Mouth”). To clarify the situation, in Unicode offer to cover the mouth smile and to paint a gloomy brow.
The same smiley from left to right: Unicode 7.0, the option, Apple, Android, Windows.
With the boy in Emoji Apple holds on to cheeks, too, it was a mistake. As said in the explanation of “the Unicode Consortium”, he was “tired and not in terror”. No specific proposals for change have been reported, but there is an option just another thought — the second in the series below. However, in this picture the cat still looks terrified.
The same smiley from left to right: Unicode 7.0, the option, Apple, Android, Windows.
Look at other Emoji, whose architecture is proposed to amend, on the site of the Consortium — for example, they offer to paint the eyes of the Ghost and the turd.
