[3] Later additions included sexualized images such as an animated handprint slapped on a butt and an intimate couple in a shower.
[4] Kardashian promoted the app on Instagram and Twitter the day of its launch, December 21, 2015.
[8][9] The Kimoji trademark led to a merchandise campaign selling products including pool floats, Post-it notes shaped like Kardashian's butt,[10] fragrances, and smartphone accessories.
[11] Kimoji spawned a cottage industry of celebrity emoji apps in 2016, including Steph Curry's StephMoji, Justin Bieber's Justmoji, Amber Rose's MuvaMoji,[2] and Hillary Clinton's Hillarymoji.
[7] A web developer who considered Kimoji a societal ill created parody emoji based on North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.