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The woman who invented her own emoji

Susan Burtner from Tennessee wanted a cricket emoji to signpost awkward silences in text conversations, so she invented it. A limited number of new emojis are approved each year and anyone can submit a proposal. The cricket will be available by the end of the year.

(Photo: Design for the new cricket emoji, Credit: Emojipedia)

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