The written language, while a valuable tool to convey messages, lacks the most important elements of communication between people – nuance and body language. As email and text messaging grew to historically unparalleled heights in written communication, so did misunderstandings in text. To fill that gap, in November 1997, the first emoji set was released. That first emoji set included 90 emoji characters, and has since grown to thousands of distinct emojis - Now it’s your turn to create a personalized emoji.

Note: Please read the entry specifications, because they are different than the usual contest entry specifications.

Submissions Open: March 16, 2021 at 10:00 AM CT
Deadline / Voting Begins: April 13, 2021 at 10:00 AM CT
Voting Closes: April 27, 2021 at 10:00 AM CT
Winners Announced: April 29, 2021 at 10:00 AM CT

If you need a little help with making an emoji, then here's a great tutorial that will have you making an emoji in no time. PHOTOSHOP - How to Make EMOJI

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We see that you all are having so much fun creating emojis that we have decided to expand the number of entries from three to seven. We have also decided to accept animated emojis, which are animated gifs. If you have more emojis you want to enter or haven't entered yet, then what are you waiting for, go for it!

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Subject: Express Your Emotions in the Emoji Contest--Now Open!