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Re:Designing emoji for the way we communicate today by karashi on Friday July 17, 2026 @08:41PM (#48953938)
It’s not mentioned in the article, but I’m really disappointed that the backpack emoji was made generic and westernized losing its original meaning. It used to be a randoseru style backpack but was recently changed. Does anyone else care though?
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Re:Designing emoji for the way we communicate today by reichstein on Saturday July 18, 2026 @02:04AM (#48955615)
Probably don't care.

I have no idea what "randoseru" means, or what kind of backpack it is. Looking it up, it seems to be a design that carries special meaning in Japan, and not really anywhere else. While other countries _may_ have similar designs, it's not something special to them.

Even if the emoji looked like a ranoseru backpack, it wouldn't mean anything to most people. If anything, the front pocket is more likely to be associated with a backpack used for school.

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