Blob emoji

Blob emoji是Google在2013至2017年間，在其Android操作系統中實現的Emoji樣式。

**歷史**
谷歌於2013年把Blob emoji作為其Android KitKat的一部分引入。谷歌在第二年擴展了 blob 樣式，包括通常用來描繪人類的表情符號。2016年，谷歌重新把Blob emoji設計成軟糖形狀。隨著建立Emoji標準的Unicode 組織為Emoji引入膚色和性別選項，谷歌的表情符號被逐漸替換為人類的樣式，而不是黃色、軟糖狀的 Blob emoji。2017年，隨著Android Oreo的發佈，谷歌停止了對Blob emoji的支持，轉而採用與其他平臺-{}-風格相似的圓形表情符號。跨平臺保持一致的Emoji是重新設計的主要原因之一。重新設計已經開發了大約一年，它模仿 Apple 風格的 Emoji，包含更多細節並默認提供黃色膚色。儘管Blob emoji已在 Android 中被棄用，但目前為止，Google 的產品Gmail仍在使用 Blob emoji。
Google於2018年為Gboard和Android Messages 發佈了帶有Blob emoji的貼圖。 

**評價**
在Blob emoji被採用的2013年至2017年間，民眾對Blob emoji的評價不一。支持者讚揚他們對Emoji解釋的新穎，而批評者則批評了Emoji在不同平臺之間以不同方式表示時所造成的誤解。

**參考文獻**

**延伸閱讀**
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**外部鏈接**
Blob emoji