The Total Merchandise Guide To Emojis

Remember back when people used emoticons in their texts? We were basically restricted to happy, sad, crying and shocked faces! Then along came the emoji keyboard, which changed everything...

The emoji system originates in Asia, where one phone company decided to add fun faces and characters to their keyboard for use in texts. Along came the Unicode Consortium, an organisation dedicated to creating a single standard set of characters for use with computers all over the world.

If you use a computer or phone then it's highly likely that you use Unicode every day, from reading a Facebook post to writing a document in Word, the most text uses the Unicode format. In their mission to create a standard character set for the whole world, emojis were added in along with the Latin alphabet, numbers and other characters. Emojis were forgotten about until someone found the characters within iPhone coding and used them to send a message. This sparked the craze for emojis today.

The emoji system has recently sparked controversy after the 'Crying with laughter emoji' was selected as the Oxford English Dictionary's 'word of the year'.

To celebrate the word of the year we've prepared a quick dictionary from our view at Total Merchandise.

Have you seen the great deals at Total Merchandise?

emoji eyes

The low prices from Total Merchandise are hard to miss, but if a friend, family member or colleague has missed them you can quickly use this emoji of two eyes to encourage them to have a look.

I missed out on the Total Merchandise clearance items.

emoji crying

The Total Merchandise clearance section is a great place to find low price deals. However, they can go fast so make sure you grab these once in a lifetime bargains while stock lasts!

Singing the praises of Total Merchandise.

emoji musical notes

As you may already know, we're very active on social media platforms, especially Facebook and Twitter. We love to get positive feedback from satisfied customers. This feedback is often left on our Facebook wall. When you receive your products and are over the moon about our quality and service make sure to leave a message and maybe even use this emoji.

Total Merchandise products are available in a variety of colours.

emoji palette

When you check out our catalogue you can see the variety of colours our products are available in. Make sure to have a look around our range to find a colour that matches your company branding.

I love that Total Merchandise is environmentally conscious!

emoji planet earth

Total Merchandise strives to be as environmentally friendly as possible, offering a range of eco-friendly products. This useful emoji can be used to represent that!

Written by

Total Merchandise | Editoral Team

Our editorial team is drawn from a pool of experienced promotional merchandise product team members, account managers, marketers and other contributors. With such a wide range of skills and experience, they write about many aspects of promotional merchandise, wider marketing and business matters, as well as company news updates.

Connect with Total Merchandise on LinkedIn Connect with Total Merchandise on LinkedIn

Total Merchandise
The Power Of Promotional Paper Coffee Cup Sleeves

The Power Of Promotional Paper Coffee Cup Sleeves

Whilst a hot cup of coffee is a daily saviour for people across the UK, singed fingertips are a decidedly less desirable side-effect of the morning caffeine fix.  W

Our 10 Best-Selling Promotional Pens To Inspire Your Next Campaign

Our 10 Best-Selling Promotional Pens To Inspire Your Next Campaign

It may well be mightier than the sword - well, according to some, at least - but one thing's for sure: a promotional pen is a highly-effective tool to help market your

The TM Edit: Our Most Popular Products Of 2020

The TM Edit: Our Most Popular Products Of 2020

With the end of the year edging ever closer, we've decided to shine a light on our most popular promotional products of 2020. These aren't just any old merchandi

Best Summer Giveaways For 2025: Ideas For Any Business & Marketing Campaign

Best Summer Giveaways For 2025: Ideas For Any Business & Marketing Campaign

Summer 2025 is fast approaching, with the season officially kicking off on 21st June. And with that in mind, what better time to start considering the best summer giveaways to t

TM Edit: The Best Pride Promotional Products For Your Business In 2025

TM Edit: The Best Pride Promotional Products For Your Business In 2025

Pride month is almost upon us, and whether you run an LGBTQ+ organisation or are perhaps planning a corporate event to show your support of the occasion, we're here to help.

Promotional Merchandise Statistics: What’s Working in 2025?

Promotional Merchandise Statistics: What’s Working in 2025?

As digital marketing channels become more saturated, branded merchandise continues to stand out by offering something tangible and lasting. Whether given away at events, sent in