Lost in translation: Duncan Stephen on why emoji can be confusing

Gareth Saunders
Thursday 26 May 2016

Lost in translation: Duncan Stephen on why emoji can be confusing

A giant Confused Face emoji peering over the top of Duncan's blog like Chad.
A giant Confused Face emoji peering over the top of Duncan’s blog like Chad.

Former web editor here, Duncan Stephen, recently wrote a fascinating article on his blog about the miscommunication that can happen when sending emoji messages from one phone to another. It appears that not every phone manufacturer reads the emoji specifications as closely as they should.

Read Duncan’s article: Why your emojis are getting lost in translation and what you can do about it

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