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How old is the first emoji set?
The first emoji set is about 27 years old.
The first emoji set was created in 1999.
Shigetaka Kurita designed 176 of them for a Japanese mobile internet service.
The first emoji set turns 30 in 2029.
If you were born before 1999, you're older than the first emoji set.
Mind-bender: The first emoji set is closer in time to the invention of the Rubik's Cube (1974) than to today.
What are you older than?
Type your birthday and see what you're older than, what you were born closer to, and your next big milestone.
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Older than the first emoji set
Younger than the first emoji set
- The Sims
- The PlayStation 2
- Survivor
- Dora the Explorer
- The Nokia 3310
- Humans living in space full-time
People born in 1999: see what else you're older than.