FAQ
Why is Emoji Day celebrated on July 17th?
How do you celebrate Emoji Day?
What hastag should I use for Emoji Day?
Is this the official website for Emoji Day?
Is July 17th called "Emoji Day" or "World Emoji Day"?
How do I write "Emoji Day" in an emoji?
What about "Happy Emoji Day"? How do I write that in an emoji?
- What is Emoji Day?
- Emoji Day is day to celebrate emojis. Emoji Day is widely celebrated on July 17th. Many people post tweets and Facebook messages with the hashtag #emojiday. Our celeberate section includes ideas for how to celeberate Emoji Day. Some people refer to July 17th as World Emoji Day since it's global holiday but we think prefer the shorter name.
- When is Emoji Day?
- The de facto date for emoji day is July 17th although Emoji Day doesn't have an official date per se. Most press coverage for Emoji Day cites the July 17th date, and there is by far the largest social media activity related to emoji day on that date.
- Why is Emoji Day celebrated on July 17th?
- When Apple released its calendar emoji, the calendar representation was set to the date July 17th. Apple likely included the date of July 17th since this was the date that the iCal program (now called simply "Calendar") was released for Apple PCs. It's important to not all calendar emoji designs include the date of July 17th, but neverthless this date caught on, and people began referring to July 17th as Emoji Day.
- How do you celebrate Emoji Day?
- We're so glad you asked! For starters, you could write in emoji with the hashtag #EmojiDay, Instagram yourself in an emoji t-shirt, or celebrate in many other creative ways! Check out our celeberate section for ideas.
- What hastag should I use for Emoji Day?
- Tweet and post away with hashtag #EmojiDay (some people alternatively use #WorldEmojiDay)
- Is this the official website for Emoji Day?
- There's really no official website for "Emoji Day". Emoji Day is just a holiday that kind of organically grew in popularity - spread by social media, traditional news, and mostly just through people who love emojis (who doesn't?). EmojiDay.com was created by VeryTextual.com which runs a bunch of text and emoji related websites. It's our goal to spread our love for emojis and for Emoji Day!
- Is July 17th called "Emoji Day" or "World Emoji Day"?
- Tomatoes or tomatos. Some people call July 17th "Emoji Day" and some call it "World Emoji Day". Either name works, but we prefer Emoji Day. There are a lot of global holidays such as New Years, which don't specifically call out the fact that they're celebrated around the world. Plus #EmojiDay takes up fewer characters than #WorldEmojiDay.
- How do I write "Emoji Day" in an emoji?
- Hah. Good question. We'd recommend exploring the list of emoji on your phone or online and coming up with your own emoji phrase. Here's what we came up with: 📷 📝 📅.
📷 📝 symbolizes pictorical writing (emojis) and 📷 symbolizes day. - What about "Happy Emoji Day"? How do I write that in an emoji?
- Well, we would just put a party in front. Like this: 🎉 📷 📝 📅.
- Most definitely. Join us on Facebook and Twitter and let's get this party started.