Emoji only becomes included as part of the Unicode Standard in 2009, and is not in any form of widespread use outside of Japan. July 2009: Windows 7 is released, with no emoji support. The lack of support for emoji when using Chrome for Windows may be a factor in this. It dates back to 2012, with the release of Windows 8. Some may be surprised to learn that emoji support on Windows is not new.
Scheduled for release mid-2015, Microsoft brings a range of changes to their color emoji font, Segoe UI Emoji, in Windows 10. Skin tone modifiers, the middle finger, and a sassier information desk person are amongst the emoji updates in Windows 10. Windows 10 is now the first major OS to support the Middle Finger Emoji, Slightly Smiling Face Emoji and Slightly Frowning Face Emoji. All emoji updates listed below are included. Update: Windows 10 has been released to the public as a free upgrade on July 29, 2015.
