[10][11] Jeremy Burge[12] created Emojipedia in 2013,[13] and told the Hackney Gazette "the idea came about when Apple added emojis to iOS 6, but failed to mention which ones were new".

In 2015, Emojipedia entered its first partnership with Quartz to release an app that allowed users access previously-hidden country flag emojis on iOS.

[17] In mid-2016, Emojipedia "urged Apple to rethink its plan to convert the handgun emoji symbol into a water pistol icon" citing cross-platform confusion.

[31] According to Emojipedia Broccoli[32] was approved as part of Unicode 10.0 in 2017, this vibrant vegetable has since become a symbol of health, wellness, and even the occasional debate about eating habits.

[33] In 2017, after Google CEO Sundar Pichai pledged to "drop everything" to update Android's burger emoji,[34] Emojipedia revealed[35] the cheese layering issue had been resolved.

[36][37][38] In 2018, Emojipedia revealed[39] that Apple planned to "fix" its bagel emoji[40] design[41] by adding cream cheese,[42] following user complaints.

[64][65][66] Emojipedia reveals the winners of the World Emoji Awards each year, with past announcements held live at the New York Stock Exchange[67] and National Museum of Cinema.

[70] The Emojipedia "Adopt an Emoji" program was shut down in November 2016, citing confusion for users and advertisers due to the similarity with Unicode's fundraising effort.

[76] In 2018, Emojipedia was presented in the Federal Court of Australia as "a reputable website in telling us how to interpret these faces" by a lawyer for Geoffrey Rush during a defamation case against Nationwide News.