【Blob emoji】
Blob emoji 是 Google 在 2013 至 2017 年间，在其 Android 操作系统 系统中实现的 Emoji 样式。
== 历史 ==
谷歌于 2013 年把 Blob emoji 作为其 Android KitKat 的一部分引入。谷歌在第二年扩展了 blob 样式，包括通常用来描绘人类的表情符号。2016 年，谷歌重新把 Blob emoji设计成软糖形状。随着建立 Emoji 标准的 Unicode 组织为 Emoji 引入肤色和性别选项，谷歌的表情符号被逐渐替换为人类的样式，而不是黄色、软糖状的 Blob emoji。2017 年，随着 Android Oreo 的发布，谷歌停止了对 Blob emoji 的支持，转而采用与其他平台-{}-风格相似的圆形表情符号。跨平台保持一致的 Emoji 是重新设计的主要原因之一。重新设计已经开发了大约一年，它模仿 Apple 风格的 Emoji，包含更多细节并默认提供黄色肤色。尽管 Blob emoji 已在 Android 中被弃用，但目前为止，Google 的产品 Gmail 仍在使用 Blob emoji。
Google于 2018 年为 Gboard 和 Android Messages 发布了带有 Blob emoji 的贴图。
== 评价 ==
在 Blob emoji 被采用的 2013 年至 2017 年间，民众对 Blob emoji 的评价不一。支持者赞扬他们对 Emoji 解释的新颖，而批评者则批评了 Emoji 在不同平台之间以不同方式表示时所造成的误解。
== 参考文献 ==
== 延伸阅读 ==
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