article_snippet: Emoji have already taken over the web and now Emoji're gunning for real world too.
article_snippet: Emoji were originally popular in Japan, and widely used online.
article_snippet: Originally meaning pictograph, the word emoji literally means 'picture' (e) + 'letter' (moji).
article_snippet: Icons . are standardised and include some specific to Japanese culture, such as .
article_snippet: flower used to denote 'brilliant homework' or a group of emoji . representing popular foods: ramen noodles, dango, onigiri, Japanese .
article_snippet: Last year a pair of London-based developers created the Emojli app that only let users communicate using the popular miniature images.
article_snippet: Even usernames have to be comprised of a selection of emoticons.
article_snippet: A study in April Last year found that the top trending word, at that time, was emoji.
article_snippet: Emojli, for example, (pictured) only lets users communicate using the popular pictures, and even usernames have to be comprised of a selection of emoticons .