*SET-U

PERMANENT JOURNEY RECORD / 339

COMPLETE ROUTE ↗
STAGE 04globalNO SINGLE PIN

1987–today

Networked English communication

emoticon DOSSIER ↗
THE REVIEWED ROUTE CLAIM

Emoticon names ASCII and keyboard-character expressions; Unicode distinguishes this English compound from Japanese emoji.

COORDINATES STORED
NO
HONEST TO PLOT
NO
PLACEMENT MODE
global
TIME PRECISION
open
NUMERIC TIME BOUND
YES
CLAIM CITATIONS
2
THE TEMPORAL CLAIM

THIS STAGE ENTERS THE TIMELINE.

The open interval begins with Merriam-Webster's reported first known use and preserves the later 1992 source report as a dispute.

PLACE IN GLOBAL CHRONOLOGY ↗
DIRECT STAGE-LEVEL PROVENANCE

AUDIT THE ROUTE CLAIM.

Every source below identifies its exact stance, locator, and evidentiary contribution.

  1. context

    FAQ — Emoji and Pictographs

    Documents ASCII sequences and the contrast with emoji.

    How do emoji differ from emoticons?AUDIT SOURCE ↗
  2. supports

    Emoticon — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use

    Reports the open English horizon and keyboard-character sense.

    First Known Use: 1987; definitionAUDIT SOURCE ↗