Face with Tears of Joy: A Natural History of Emoji (W. W. Norton & Company)
Friday, 01 August 2025

In this rollicking tech and pop culture history, Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan, traces its Western explosion in the 2000s, and considers emoji’s ever-expanding lexicon. Named for the world’s most popular pictogram, Face with Tears of Joy tells the whole story of emoji, where they came from, how they work, and where they're going.

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Author: Keith Houston 
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date: July 2025
Pages: 288
ISBN: 978-1324075141
Print: 1324075147
Kindle: B0DK45NZ45
Audience: General
Level: Introductory
Category: History and Graphics & Games

 

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