Emojis

Emoji are ideograms and smileys used in electronic messages and web pages. Emoji exist in various genres, including facial expressions, common objects, places and types of weather, and animals. They are much like emoticons, but emoji are actual pictures instead of typographics.

History with the Big Balloon Parade
A group of balloons will debut in the 2nd edition of the 1986 Big Balloon Parade. The unit will feature three separate sphere-shaped balloons of actual emoji faces--a Happy-face emoji, a Heart-eyed emoji, and a crying/laughing emoji. Their names are given by the parade's creator, ParadeMan1986, and they are Smiley, Lovey, and Laughingstock.