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Shigetaka Kurita was born on 9 May, 1972 in Gifu, is a Japanese interface designer and inventor of the emoji. Discover Shigetaka Kurita's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 52 years old?

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Age 52 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 9 May, 1972
Birthday 9 May
Birthplace Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Shigetaka Kurita Net Worth

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1999

In 1999, while he was working as a designer for mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo and their upcoming mobile system i-mode, Kurita designed a set of 176 emojis using grid of 12x12 pixels that eventually started a global trend in the use of pictograms to communicate ideas through text messages. This followed emoji support from Softbank in 1997, with Emojipedia noting that Kurita's set was "more plentiful, and more popular" than Softbank's.

1972

Shigetaka Kurita (栗田穣崇 ) (born May 9, 1972, Gifu Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese interface designer and often cited for his early work with emoji sets. Many refer to him as the creator of the emoji, a claim clarified in recent years.