# What authority assigns the "short" names of the Emoji?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-authority-assigns-the-short-names-of-the-emoji/29665>\
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**Created:** [Juin 4, 2015, 11:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-authority-assigns-the-short-names-of-the-emoji/29665 "2015-06-04T23:49:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![elijah](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/elijah/32/104055_2.png) [@elijah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elijah)\
**Post date:** [Juin 5, 2015, 4:04 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-authority-assigns-the-short-names-of-the-emoji/29665/7 "2015-06-05T04:04:22Z")

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I put this in meta for a good reason. Did Discourse name them or did they come from somewhere else? What authority did Discourse go to? Did you keep records? There are a lot of sites that offer guides to emoji and include these names, but I thought since Discourse implemented them, someone here may have an official reference s/he consulted. If no one knows, I can go ask elsewhere.

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