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World Emoji Day: Fun symbols celebrated with contests, tributes

New York's Empire State Building will light up yellow in honor of the "holiday."
📷 Empire State Building lit yellow for #WorldEmojiDay July 17, 2017 https://tmblr.co/Z9kSMr2NqbGaa pic.twitter.com/2wBrvW0pLr
Emoji ⭐@GetEmoji
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Sun, Jul 16 2017 22:09:38
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https://twitter.com/GetEmoji/status/886709436852686848
— Emoji ⭐ (@GetEmoji)Sun, Jul 16 2017 22:09:38
London's Royal Opera House is celebrating by using emojis to tell the stories of popular operas and ballets. Those who guess the titles correctly get a chance to win a prize.
Royal Opera House @RoyalOperaHouse
1. Guess the opera. RT and DM us your guess to enter the prize draw. 🇨🇳🤴💕👸🏻🤴❓❓❓✔👸🏻😬🤴👸🏻😚💕 #WorldEmojiDay
Mon, Jul 17 2017 08:11:07
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https://twitter.com/RoyalOperaHouse/status/886860805987323904
Mon, Jul 17 2017 08:11:07
Royal Opera House @RoyalOperaHouse
2. Guess the ballet. RT and DM us your guess to enter the prize draw. 🙍👵👵🏠💌👑💇👗👡🎃🐀🏰🎉😍💑🌙🕛💨👡🏃👡👏💖💍👰 #WorldEmojiDay
Mon, Jul 17 2017 08:35:14
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https://twitter.com/RoyalOperaHouse/status/886866874197307394
Mon, Jul 17 2017 08:35:14
Royal Opera House @RoyalOperaHouse
3. Guess the opera. RT and DM us your guess to enter the prize draw. 🇫🇷💁🎉🍾🥂🍷🤒💑🥀💰💔🤺😵☠ #WorldEmojiDay
Mon, Jul 17 2017 09:04:34
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https://twitter.com/RoyalOperaHouse/status/886874254511419392
Mon, Jul 17 2017 09:04:34
Royal Opera House @RoyalOperaHouse
4. Guess the ballet. RT and DM us your guess to enter the prize draw. 🌽🍂🤴💘👩🤒🍻🤴🗡👩😱💔💀⚰👯👯👯👻👩💕🤴👋⚰ #WorldEmojiDay
Mon, Jul 17 2017 09:31:12
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https://twitter.com/RoyalOperaHouse/status/886880957789241344
Mon, Jul 17 2017 09:31:12
Meanwhile, Apple's @iTunesMovies Twitter account posted popular film plots in emoji form.
We’re celebrating 🌎😊📆! Guess the movies and discover them on iTunes. #WorldEmojiDay http://iTunes.com/Movies pic.twitter.com/5VrbphZoLf
iTunes Movies @iTunesMovies
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Mon, Jul 17 2017 04:55:58
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https://twitter.com/iTunesMovies/status/886811691593453568
— iTunes Movies (@iTunesMovies)Mon, Jul 17 2017 04:55:58
Here are some more ways people paid tribute to emojis on social media:
We've got just the thing for #WorldEmojiDay! Looking at you @mikepiazza31 & Ken Griffey Jr... @Mets @Mariners #HOFWKND pic.twitter.com/DJp8tfaSBJ
Baseball Hall ⚾@baseballhall
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Mon, Jul 17 2017 07:00:46
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https://twitter.com/baseballhall/status/886843101255520258
— Baseball Hall ⚾ (@baseballhall)Mon, Jul 17 2017 07:00:46
🇦🇺 It's Australian Foreign Minster @JulieBishopMP's birthday and we've sent her this cake 🤗 #WorldEmojiDay pic.twitter.com/VxpOZMSfs6
Emojipedia 📙@Emojipedia
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Sun, Jul 16 2017 22:16:51
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https://twitter.com/Emojipedia/status/886711252369715201
— Emojipedia 📙 (@Emojipedia)Sun, Jul 16 2017 22:16:51
It's #WorldEmojiDay! Look 👀 what was cruising the harbour this morning ⛴️ toot toot! pic.twitter.com/Rh2dwhnxeo
Ferries Info @FerriesInfo
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Mon, Jul 17 2017 01:08:07
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https://twitter.com/FerriesInfo/status/886754353079611393
— Ferries Info (@FerriesInfo)Mon, Jul 17 2017 01:08:07
Happy #WorldEmojiDay, let's celebrate all our #NHS staff with the use of an #health emoji 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ pic.twitter.com/hgHuxYsz38
NHS Employers @nhsemployers
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Mon, Jul 17 2017 08:55:36
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https://twitter.com/nhsemployers/status/886871999812907008
— NHS Employers (@nhsemployers)Mon, Jul 17 2017 08:55:36
It’s #WorldEmojiDay and here’s our fun take on it. Comment below with your answers. pic.twitter.com/cnsOSjJCgY
Samsung Mobile India @SamsungMobileIN
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Mon, Jul 17 2017 04:28:29
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https://twitter.com/SamsungMobileIN/status/886804774791909376
Mon, Jul 17 2017 04:28:29
👯‍♂️🕺👻 Happy #WorldEmojiDay everyone! 🌎🌍🌏 🏝 😱 🆘 @ModernToss gets it. pic.twitter.com/eUGjijEeIx
Jeremy Burge 🐥@jeremyburge
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Mon, Jul 17 2017 06:01:05
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https://twitter.com/jeremyburge/status/886828082300166146
— Jeremy Burge 🐥 (@jeremyburge)Mon, Jul 17 2017 06:01:05
When you speak 'Emoji', language won't be a barrier when you travel! #WorldEmojiDay pic.twitter.com/35lV9BevLh
Thomas Cook India @tcookin
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Mon, Jul 17 2017 07:32:15
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https://twitter.com/tcookin/status/886851021187809281
— Thomas Cook India (@tcookin)Mon, Jul 17 2017 07:32:15
Since it's #WorldEmojiDay, here's our #BritishGP report! 🇬🇧: 🚧 😡 🚀 🔴🐂 💥 ☝️ 🐴🐴 😬🔧 🥈🏹 🤖 ⬆️7⃣ 🍾👞 ⬆️1⃣4⃣ 🥈🏹 🔨⏰ 🏄‍♂️ 🏎️ 🔙 🔜 🇭🇺 pic.twitter.com/oGKzlRNlFB
Channel 4 F1®@C4F1
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Mon, Jul 17 2017 09:08:28
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https://twitter.com/C4F1/status/886875237656264704
— Channel 4 F1® (@C4F1)Mon, Jul 17 2017 09:08:28
Some things always add up to trouble #DontDrinkAndDrive #WorldEmojiDay pic.twitter.com/tUfqwyF8bT
Mumbai Police @MumbaiPolice
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Mon, Jul 17 2017 04:06:30
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https://twitter.com/MumbaiPolice/status/886799245055012864
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice)Mon, Jul 17 2017 04:06:30
Has your punch emoji been mistaken for a fist bump? Welcome to the club. What do you think these emojis mean? #WorldEmojiDay pic.twitter.com/jmRjffS8co
Google India @GoogleIndia
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Mon, Jul 17 2017 04:35:15
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https://twitter.com/GoogleIndia/status/886806479793029120
— Google India (@GoogleIndia)Mon, Jul 17 2017 04:35:15
Xbox UK @xboxuk
⠀ ⠀ ⠀🤠 　 🎮 🎮 🎮 🎮 🎮 🎮 👇 🎮 🎮 👇 🎮　 🎮 　 🎮 🎮 　👢 👢 howdy. i’m the sheriff of games. go play games kids. #WorldEmojiDay
Mon, Jul 17 2017 09:17:36
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https://twitter.com/xboxuk/status/886877533907693572
— Xbox UK (@xboxuk)Mon, Jul 17 2017 09:17:36

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