PERMANENT JOURNEY RECORD / 209
COMPLETE ROUTE ↗STAGE 02globalNO SINGLE PIN
1997 English record
Global English
emoji DOSSIER ↗Merriam-Webster reports English first known use in 1997.
- COORDINATES STORED
- NO
- HONEST TO PLOT
- NO
- PLACEMENT MODE
- global
- TIME PRECISION
- exact
- NUMERIC TIME BOUND
- YES
- CLAIM CITATIONS
- 1
THIS STAGE ENTERS THE TIMELINE.
The year is a lexicographic first-use report, not a claim that no earlier token can exist.
PLACE IN GLOBAL CHRONOLOGY ↗DIRECT STAGE-LEVEL PROVENANCE
AUDIT THE ROUTE CLAIM.
Every source below identifies its exact stance, locator, and evidentiary contribution.
- supports
Emoji — Word History
Reports 1997 as the English first-known-use year.
First Known UseAUDIT SOURCE ↗