Jeremy Burge

In July 2013, Burge started the emoji reference site Emojipedia, after wondering how long the doughnut emoji had been in existence, and not being able to find an answer on Google or Wikipedia.{{cite magazine |last1=Mirani |first1=Leo |title=The Samuel Johnson of Emoji |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/08/24/the-samuel-johnson-of-emoji |accessdate=26 August 2020 |magazine=The New Yorker |date=17 August 2020 |archive-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924104758/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/08/24/the-samuel-johnson-of-emoji |url-status=live }} The Sydney Morning Herald reported the site had 23 million page views per month in 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/technology/web-culture/how-jeremy-burge-turned-his-curiosity-with-emojis-into-a-sixfigure-salary-20171127-gztz5v.html|title=How Jeremy Burge turned his curiosity with emojis into a six-figure salary|last=Olding|first=Rachel|date=2017-12-02|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2017-12-22|language=en-US|archive-date=6 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206185955/http://www.smh.com.au/technology/web-culture/how-jeremy-burge-turned-his-curiosity-with-emojis-into-a-sixfigure-salary-20171127-gztz5v.html|url-status=live}}

Burge was Chief Emoji Officer at Emojipedia{{Cite web|url=http://starsandcelebs.com/2018/10/jeremy-burge-chief-emoji-officer-at-emojipedia-addresses-bagel-emoji-issue/|title=Jeremy Burge, Chief Emoji Officer at Emojipedia addresses bagel emoji issue|last=Tompkins|first=Michelle|website=Stars and Celebs|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-24|archive-date=11 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411102654/https://starsandcelebs.com/2018/10/jeremy-burge-chief-emoji-officer-at-emojipedia-addresses-bagel-emoji-issue/|url-status=usurped}} between 2016 and 2022,{{Cite news |last=Eggert |first=Nalina |date=2016-12-12 |title=London firm seeks emoji translator |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-38287908 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025032800/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-38287908 |archive-date=25 October 2018}}{{cite news |date=15 April 2016 |title=El verdadero significado de algunos de los "emojis" más populares |website=BBC Mundo |url=http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2016/04/160414_sociedad_whatsapp_emojis_verdadero_significado_ppb |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419005824/http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2016/04/160414_sociedad_whatsapp_emojis_verdadero_significado_ppb |archive-date=19 April 2016 |accessdate=21 April 2016}}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-05 |title=Keith Broni is Emojipedia's New Editor in Chief |url=https://blog.emojipedia.org/keith-broni-is-emojipedias-new-editor-in-chief/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=Emojipedia |language=en}} overseeing all editorial content on the site.{{Cite news|url=https://www.today.com/food/apple-s-new-bagel-emoji-incredibly-realistic-t139835|title=After social media uproar, Apple fixes bagel emoji – see the realistic new design|last=Dawn|first=Randee|work=Today|access-date=2018-10-24|language=en-US|archive-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024232133/https://www.today.com/food/apple-s-new-bagel-emoji-incredibly-realistic-t139835|url-status=live}} This title was described by The Telegraph in 2019 as "one of the most absurd job titles in tech".{{Cite news |last=Boland |first=Hannah |date=2019-05-03 |title=From time ninja to security princess: 10 of the most absurd job titles in tech |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/05/03/time-ninja-security-princess-10-absurd-job-titles-tech/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}

During his time at Emojipedia, Burge worked with professional athletes Tony Hawk and Sasha DiGiulian to improve the accuracy of Emojipedia's sample images for the skateboard{{Cite news|url=http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/02/tony-hawk-explains-how-he-would-fix-the-skateboard-emoji.html|title=Tony Hawk Finally Got a Skateboard Emoji. Now He Just Has to Fix It.|last=Feldman|first=Brian|work=New York Magazine|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en|archive-date=29 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129012704/http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/02/tony-hawk-explains-how-he-would-fix-the-skateboard-emoji.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/tonyhawk/status/965707830979321858|title=I sent Jeremy Burge & Joshua Jones a photo of my actual board, so I'll take the blame if the wheels look big...|last=Hawk|first=Tony|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en|archive-date=19 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219231347/https://twitter.com/tonyhawk/status/965707830979321858|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://theblast.com/tony-hawk-skateboard-emoji/|title=Tony Hawk Ramping Up Lame Skateboard Emoji|date=2018-02-08|work=The Blast|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en-US|archive-date=28 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128210930/https://theblast.com/tony-hawk-skateboard-emoji/|url-status=live}} and rock climber{{Cite news|url=https://gripped.com/news/sasha-digiulian-helps-make-person-climbing-emoji/|title=Sasha DiGiulian Helps Make Person Climbing Emoji|date=2017-03-30|work=Gripped Magazine|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en-US|archive-date=28 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128211101/https://gripped.com/news/sasha-digiulian-helps-make-person-climbing-emoji/|url-status=live}} respectively. Jenken Magazine reported: "While they were on the phone one day, Hawk sent Burge a picture of his own board"{{Cite news|url=http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2018/11/07/skateboard-emoji-come/|title=Where did the skateboard emoji come from?|last=Dobija-Nootens|first=Nic|date=2018-11-07|work=Jenkem Magazine|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en-US|archive-date=28 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128211036/http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2018/11/07/skateboard-emoji-come/|url-status=live}} which was used as the basis of Emojipedia's revised skateboard design.{{Cite news|url=http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/02/tony-hawk-helped-update-the-skateboard-emoji.html|title=The Skateboard Emoji Has Been Fixed With Help From Tony Hawk|last=Feldman|first=Brian|work=New York Magazine|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en|archive-date=28 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128210922/http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/02/tony-hawk-helped-update-the-skateboard-emoji.html|url-status=live}}

In 2021, Emojipedia served over 500 million annual page views. Emojipedia was acquired by Zedge in August 2021 for an undisclosed amount.{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Rob |title=Emojipedia, the internet's encyclopedia for emojis, just got acquired by phone software company Zedge |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/emojipedia-acquired-by-zedge-2021-8 |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}

Currently representing Emojipedia on the Unicode Technical Committee,{{Cite web|last=Segarra|first=Marielle|date=2021-09-23|title=New emoji are about to drop, but where do they come from?|url=https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/new-emoji-are-about-drop-where-do-they-come-from|access-date=2021-09-24|website=Marketplace|language=en-US}} Burge previously held a position as vice-chair of the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee from 2017 to 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://answers.thenextweb.com/s/jeremy-burge-V7Wkw7|title=TNW Answers Jeremy Burge|website=The Next Web|access-date=13 February 2020|archive-date=13 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213131144/https://answers.thenextweb.com/s/jeremy-burge-V7Wkw7|url-status=live}}

Described as a leading authority on emoji use,{{cite news |title=Forget about the egg plant: this is the new most sexually suggestive new emoji |url=http://www.news.com.au/technology/forget-about-the-egg-plant-this-is-the-new-most-sexually-suggestive-emoji/news-story/a46e0022471594f66e7821e88538a36c |website=News.com.au |date=4 August 2016 |access-date=7 April 2017 |archive-date=8 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408171416/http://www.news.com.au/technology/forget-about-the-egg-plant-this-is-the-new-most-sexually-suggestive-emoji/news-story/a46e0022471594f66e7821e88538a36c |url-status=live }} Burge urged Apple to rethink its plan to convert the handgun emoji symbol into a water pistol icon in 2016, citing cross-platform confusion.{{cite news |title=Apple urged to rethink gun emoji change |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36985359 |website=BBC |location=London |date=5 August 2016 |first=Chris |last=Baraniuk |access-date=21 June 2018 |archive-date=11 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111184059/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36985359 |url-status=live }} Emoji flags for England, Scotland, and Wales were added to the Unicode Standard in 2017 after a formal proposal{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Owen |title=Flags for Nations of the United Kingdom |url=https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2016/16180r-eng-scot-wales-flags.pdf |website=Unicode |date=19 January 2017 |access-date=24 March 2018 |archive-date=22 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322034621/http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2016/16180r-eng-scot-wales-flags.pdf |url-status=live }} co-authored by Burge was approved.{{cite news |last=Titcomb |first=James |title=Emoji for England, Scotland and Wales flags to be released this year |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/01/27/emoji-england-scotland-wales-flags-released-year/ |website=Telegraph |date=27 January 2017 |access-date=4 April 2018 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112002020/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/01/27/emoji-england-scotland-wales-flags-released-year/ |url-status=live }} Rather than individual code points, they are represented by tag sequences.

Speaking to Crikey in 2022, Burge spoke against superfluous emoji additions: "representation is important but I'm not sure we need another abacus or lab coat emoji".{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Cam |date=2022-03-22 |title=WebCam: I met with Australia's Emoji King. Heavy lies the crown |url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/03/22/australia-emoji-volunteers-for-ukraine-reddit/ |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=Crikey |language=en-US}}

Burge has been a regular news contributor to Emojipedia{{Cite web|url=https://blog.emojipedia.org/author/jeremyburge/|title=Author: Jeremy Burge|website=Emojipedia|language=en|access-date=2018-12-05|archive-date=5 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205193733/https://blog.emojipedia.org/author/jeremyburge/|url-status=live}} and responsible for many of the initial emoji definitions on the reference website.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newstalk.com/Emojipedia:-The-definition-and-story-of-every-emoji|title=Emojipedia: The definition and story of every emoji|last=Kelly|first=Jess|website=Newstalk|access-date=5 December 2018|archive-date=5 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205193505/https://www.newstalk.com/Emojipedia:-The-definition-and-story-of-every-emoji|url-status=dead}} Additionally he has written for publications such Six Colors,{{Cite web|url=https://sixcolors.com/post/2015/08/dreams-of-emoji-yet-to-come/|title=Dreams of emoji yet to come|last=Burge|first=Jeremy|website=Six Colors|date=20 August 2015|language=en-us|access-date=2018-12-05|archive-date=5 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205193519/https://sixcolors.com/post/2015/08/dreams-of-emoji-yet-to-come/|url-status=live}} Medium,{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/s/thenewnew/new-emojis-are-here-were-not-ready-e7f9de4779d2|title=New Emojis Are Here. We're Not Ready.|last=Burge|first=Jeremy|website=Medium|access-date=2018-12-05|edition=The New New|archive-date=5 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205193626/https://medium.com/s/thenewnew/new-emojis-are-here-were-not-ready-e7f9de4779d2|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://onezero.medium.com/when-ignoring-a-text-is-the-polite-thing-to-do-dc733fc718be|title=When Ignoring a Text Is the Polite Thing to Do|last=Burge|first=Jeremy|date=2019-05-30|website=Medium|language=en|access-date=2020-02-13|archive-date=19 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619041009/https://onezero.medium.com/when-ignoring-a-text-is-the-polite-thing-to-do-dc733fc718be|url-status=live}} and The Internet Review.{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@internetreview_/a-running-list-of-our-kickstarter-contributors-and-their-topics-aaf81616ec8a|title=A running list of our Kickstarter contributors and their topics|date=2016-11-28|website=Medium|access-date=2017-11-18|archive-date=27 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727212237/https://medium.com/@internetreview_/a-running-list-of-our-kickstarter-contributors-and-their-topics-aaf81616ec8a|url-status=live}} In August 2023, Radio New Zealand reported that Burge was writing for Mobile Tech Journal.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-05 |title=Emojis expert tells all: Characters and their alternative meanings |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018901381/emojis-expert-tells-all-characters-and-their-alternative-meanings |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}

In 2019, Burge raised the issue of Facebook using user-submitted phone numbers for undocumented purposes,{{Cite news|last=Cook|first=James|date=2019-03-04|title=Facebook mobile security loophole lets anyone look up your profile|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/03/04/facebook-mobile-security-loophole-anyone-look-profile/|access-date=2020-08-13|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=25 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825075702/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/03/04/facebook-mobile-security-loophole-anyone-look-profile/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Facebook won't let you opt out of its phone number 'look up' setting|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/03/facebook-phone-number-look-up/|access-date=2020-08-13|website=TechCrunch|date=4 March 2019 |language=en-US}} and in 2020, he identified TikTok accessing user clipboard data on every keystroke.{{Cite web|last=Lyons|first=Kim|date=2020-06-26|title=TikTok says it will stop accessing clipboard content on iOS devices|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/26/21304228/tiktok-security-ios-clipboard-access-ios14-beta-feature|access-date=2020-08-13|website=The Verge|language=en|archive-date=14 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114063647/https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/26/21304228/tiktok-security-ios-clipboard-access-ios14-beta-feature|url-status=live}}

Burge hosted Emoji Wrap, a podcast{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/the-39-most-creative-people-in-uk-tech-2016-10|title=The 39 most creative people in UK tech|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-09-27|language=en|archive-date=6 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406205840/http://uk.businessinsider.com/the-39-most-creative-people-in-uk-tech-2016-10#14-jeremy-burge-of-emojipedia-26|url-status=live}} from Emojipedia{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/My-Word-Emojis-signs-and-mixed-messages-616770|title=My Word: Emojis, signs and mixed messages|website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com|date=7 February 2020 |access-date=2020-02-13|archive-date=13 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213150150/https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/My-Word-Emojis-signs-and-mixed-messages-616770|url-status=live}} covering "global emoji news and trends"{{Cite news|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-use-emoji-in-g-suite-apps/|title=How to use emoji in G Suite apps|last=Wolber|first=Andy|work=TechRepublic|access-date=2018-09-11|language=en|archive-date=11 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911114413/https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-use-emoji-in-g-suite-apps/|url-status=live}} between August 2016 and December 2020{{cite news |title=You'll love this new podcast by Jeremy Burge |url=https://twitter.com/itunespodcasts/status/769297119299665920 |accessdate=1 September 2016 |website=Twitter |date=26 August 2016}} interviewing guests including Mark Davis,{{Cite news|url=https://blog.emojipedia.org/emoji-wrap-podcast-starts-today/|title=Emoji Wrap Podcast Starts Today|date=2016-08-24|work=Emojipedia|access-date=2018-11-02|language=en|archive-date=27 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927090336/https://blog.emojipedia.org/emoji-wrap-podcast-starts-today/|url-status=live}} Myke Hurley,{{Cite news|url=https://blog.emojipedia.org/its-new-emoji-week-for-ios/|title=It's New Emoji Week for iOS|date=2017-11-03|work=Emojipedia|access-date=2018-11-02|language=en|archive-date=28 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028204852/https://blog.emojipedia.org/its-new-emoji-week-for-ios/|url-status=live}} Jason Snell{{Cite news|url=https://sixcolors.com/link/2018/10/jason-on-the-emoji-wrap-podcast/|title=Jason on the Emoji Wrap podcast 👋🏻|last=Snell|first=Jason|work=Six Colors|access-date=2018-11-02|language=en-us|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201132546/https://sixcolors.com/link/2018/10/jason-on-the-emoji-wrap-podcast/|url-status=live}} and Christina Warren.{{Cite web|url=http://podcast.emojiwrap.com/6c5813b6|title=7: It's An...imoji world and we're just living in it 🦄 with Christina Warren {{!}} Emoji Wrap – The Emoji Podcast from Emojipedia|website=Emoji Wrap – The Emoji Podcast from Emojipedia|access-date=2018-11-02|archive-date=12 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112205011/http://podcast.emojiwrap.com/6c5813b6|url-status=live}} The Guardian notes that Google product manager Agustin Fonts was "hesitant about shifting to a water pistol" when discussing the Android gun emoji with Burge on the Emoji Wrap podcast.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/25/google-gun-emoji-switch-water-pistol-android-update-apple|title=Google puts gun emoji back in holster with switch to water pistol|last=Parkinson|first=Hannah Jane|date=2018-04-25|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-11-02|archive-date=2 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202051809/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/25/google-gun-emoji-switch-water-pistol-android-update-apple|url-status=live}}

Between 2017 and 2023, Burge appeared frequently on podcasts from Relay FM{{Cite web |last=FM |first=Relay |title=Jeremy Burge |url=https://www.relay.fm/people/jeremyburge/ |access-date= |website=Relay FM |language=en}} and The Incomparable.{{Cite web |last= |title=Jeremy Burge on The Incomparable |url=https://www.theincomparable.com/person/jeremy-burge/ |access-date= |website=The Incomparable |language=en}}

The Evening Standard reported that Burge "lectured on the history and social impact of emojis" at TEDxEastEnd at London's Hackney Empire in 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/these-are-the-10-emojis-that-londoners-use-the-most-a3469176.html|title=These are the 10 emojis that Londoners use the most|last=Clunden|first=Mark|date=2017-02-17|work=Evening Standard|access-date=2017-06-07|language=en-GB|archive-date=23 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223160442/https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/these-are-the-10-emojis-that-londoners-use-the-most-a3469176.html|url-status=live}} In addition, Burge has spoken at conferences such as The Next Web in Amsterdam,{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/technieuws/van-hoofddoek-tot-huidskleur-emoji-als-spiegel-van-de-samenleving|title=Van hoofddoek tot huidskleur: emoji als spiegel van de samenleving|website=RTL Nieuws|access-date=2017-06-07|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222220201/https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/technieuws/van-hoofddoek-tot-huidskleur-emoji-als-spiegel-van-de-samenleving|url-status=live}} Smart Future in Riga,{{Cite web|url=http://straume.lmt.lv/lv/konferences/konferences/lmt-smart-future/1004357|title=LMT Smart Future 2017, tehnoloģijas un inovācijas|website=Straume|access-date=2017-12-22|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222220122/http://straume.lmt.lv/lv/konferences/konferences/lmt-smart-future/1004357|url-status=live}} Design Matters in Copenhagen{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/designmattersdk/photos/a.274171796315646.1073741831.150214665378027/274174526315373/?type=3&theater|title=Design Matters|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-07}} and Úll in Killarney.{{Cite web|url=http://2017.ull.ie/presenters.html|title=Úll 2017|last=Limited|first=Úll Conferences|website=Úll|language=en|access-date=2017-06-07|archive-date=15 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115151334/http://2017.ull.ie/presenters.html|url-status=dead}}

Institutions that have hosted Burge include Eton College,{{Cite web|url=https://www.etoncollege.com/newsarticle/emoji-expert-jeremy-burge-talks-to-the-computer-science-society|title=Emoji Expert Jeremy Burge Talks to the Computer Science Society {{!}} Eton College|last=Long|first=Edouard|date=2018-10-10|website=Eton College|language=en|access-date=2018-10-18|archive-date=19 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019001517/https://www.etoncollege.com/newsarticle/emoji-expert-jeremy-burge-talks-to-the-computer-science-society|url-status=live}} Eye Magazine,{{Cite web|url=http://www.eyemagazine.com/blog/post/emojigaps|title=Eye Magazine {{!}} Blog {{!}} Characters in search of an emoji|website=www.eyemagazine.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-07|archive-date=16 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616232637/http://eyemagazine.com/blog/post/emojigaps|url-status=live}} Google,{{Citation|last=Change Catalyst|title=Tech Inclusion London|date=2017-12-14|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7i5FPVUh34&t=3h30m22s|accessdate=2017-12-22}} London Design Museum,{{Cite web|url=http://designmuseum.org/whats-on/talks-courses-and-workshops/communicating-in-a-post-verbal-world|title=Communicating in a Post-Verbal World|website=Design Museum|language=en-GB|others=Fabrique & Q42|access-date=2017-10-08|archive-date=9 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009041950/http://designmuseum.org/whats-on/talks-courses-and-workshops/communicating-in-a-post-verbal-world|url-status=live}} The British Library,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bl.uk/events/world-emoji-day-a-celebration|title=World Emoji Day: A Celebration|website=The British Library|access-date=2020-02-13|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127145456/https://www.bl.uk/events/world-emoji-day-a-celebration|url-status=live}} and University College London.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/events/1151568318260983|title=Emojis (with Jeremy Burge)|last=UCL Technology Society|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-18}}{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@wilhelmklopp/techsoc-2016-bd7a004cee81|title=TechSoc 2016|last=Klopp|first=Wilhelm|date=2017-01-02|website=Wilhelm Klopp|access-date=2018-10-18|archive-date=18 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018201808/https://medium.com/@wilhelmklopp/techsoc-2016-bd7a004cee81|url-status=live}}

World Emoji Day is a "global celebration of emoji" created by Burge in 2014.{{cite news |last=Levin |first=Sam |title=Google proposes new set of female emojis to promote equality |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/10/female-emojis-google-equality |accessdate=13 May 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=10 May 2016 |archive-date=12 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512115800/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/10/female-emojis-google-equality |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=O'Neill Deighan |first=Emma |title=It's World Emoji Day, how will you celebrate? |url=http://www.belfastlive.co.uk/incoming/its-world-emoji-day-how-9680218 |accessdate=21 April 2016 |website=Belfast Live |date=17 July 2015 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225212443/https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/incoming/its-world-emoji-day-how-9680218 |url-status=live }} According to the New York Times, he created the day on "July 17 based on the way the calendar emoji is shown on iPhones".{{cite news |last=Varn |first=Kathryn |date=17 July 2015 |title=Letting Our Emojis Get in the Way |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/18/nytnow/letting-our-emojis-get-in-the-way.html?_r=2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820222525/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/18/nytnow/letting-our-emojis-get-in-the-way.html?_r=2 |archive-date=20 August 2016 |accessdate=20 July 2015 |newspaper=The New York Times}}{{cite news |last=Varn |first=Kathryn |title=The emoji inspired by a work of art |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftecnologia.uol.com.br%2Fnoticias%2Fbbc%2F2016%2F04%2F25%2Fo-emoji-inspirado-em-uma-obra-de-arte---e-outros-significados-desses-simbolos-tao-populares.htm&edit-text= |accessdate=28 April 2016 |website=Universo Online |date=25 April 2016 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604035118/https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftecnologia.uol.com.br%2Fnoticias%2Fbbc%2F2016%2F04%2F25%2Fo-emoji-inspirado-em-uma-obra-de-arte---e-outros-significados-desses-simbolos-tao-populares.htm&edit-text= |url-status=live }} Burge told Axios in 2017 that "Tim Cook tweeted about [World Emoji Day] this year so I was kind of excited about that".{{Cite news|url=https://www.axios.com/the-decision-making-behind-emoji-2503543788.html|title=The decision-making behind emoji|last=Kokalitcheva|first=Kia|date=2017-11-06|work=Axios|access-date=2017-11-10|language=en|archive-date=10 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110225157/https://www.axios.com/the-decision-making-behind-emoji-2503543788.html|url-status=live}}

In 2017 Burge discussed the origin of World Emoji Day and Emojipedia{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/17/emojipedia-founder-talks-the-past-present-and-future-of-emoji/|title=Emojipedia founder talks the past, present and future of emoji|website=Engadget|date=17 July 2017 |access-date=2017-07-22|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225212512/https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/17/emojipedia-founder-talks-the-past-present-and-future-of-emoji/|url-status=live}} at AOL BUILD,{{Cite news|url=https://build.aol.com/video/596d04b3955a3112640229ac/|title=Jeremy Burge Chats About "The Emoji Movie"|work=BUILD Series NYC|access-date=2017-07-22|language=en|archive-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804113209/https://build.aol.com/video/596d04b3955a3112640229ac/|url-status=dead}} attended the lighting of the Empire State Building "emoji yellow"{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/17/world-emoji-day-apple-unveiling-new-symbols-bearded-person-breastfeeding-sandwich-zombies-t-rex-ios-11|title=Apple marks World Emoji Day with beards, headscarves and breastfeeding|last=Hern|first=Alex|date=2017-07-17|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-08-03|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225212348/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/17/world-emoji-day-apple-unveiling-new-symbols-bearded-person-breastfeeding-sandwich-zombies-t-rex-ios-11|url-status=live}} with The Emoji Movie voice cast Patrick Stewart, Maya Rudolph and Jake T. Austin, and announced the winners of the annual World Emoji Awards from the New York Stock Exchange.{{Cite news|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Winners-of-World-Emoji-Awards-to-be-Announced-on-World-Emoji-Day-20170717|title=Winners of World Emoji Awards to be Announced on World Emoji Day|author=BWW News Desk|access-date=2017-07-22|language=en|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225212515/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Winners-of-World-Emoji-Awards-to-be-Announced-on-World-Emoji-Day-20170717|url-status=live}}

Saks Fifth Avenue hosted a "Saks Celebrates World Emoji Day" red carpet event in 2017{{Cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-wwd-saks-sony-the-emoji-movie-20170718-story.html|title=Saks Fifth Avenue celebrates World Emoji Day|last=WWD|first=Lisa Lockwood {{!}}|date=2017-07-18|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-11-10|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|archive-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010010525/http://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-wwd-saks-sony-the-emoji-movie-20170718-story.html|url-status=live}} which was attended by Burge.{{Cite news|url=http://www.gettyimages.com/license/816964290|title=SVP Regional Director of Stores for Saks Fifth Avenue John Antonini and founder of Emojipedia founder Jeremy Burge attend the Saks Celebrates World Emoji Day event at Saks Fifth Avenue|work=Getty Images|access-date=2017-11-10|language=en-US}} On World Emoji Day 2019, Burge attended the launch of an exhibition at the National Museum of Cinema{{Cite web|url=https://www.lastampa.it/topnews/tempi-moderni/2019/07/13/news/emoji-il-vero-linguaggio-globale-1.37008107|title="Emoji, il vero linguaggio globale" - La Stampa|date=2019-07-13|website=lastampa.it|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-02-13|archive-date=13 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213131144/https://www.lastampa.it/topnews/tempi-moderni/2019/07/13/news/emoji-il-vero-linguaggio-globale-1.37008107|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ragguagliami.org/al-museo-nazionale-del-cinema-di-torino-la-mostra-facceemozioni-1500-2000-dalla-fisiognomica-alle-emoji/|title=Al Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino la mostra #FacceEmozioni 1500-2000: dalla fisiognomica alle emoji|date=2019-09-28|website=Ragguagliami|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-02-13|archive-date=13 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213131144/https://www.ragguagliami.org/al-museo-nazionale-del-cinema-di-torino-la-mostra-facceemozioni-1500-2000-dalla-fisiognomica-alle-emoji/|url-status=live}} and spoke alongside Unicode Consortium co-founder Mark Davis at The British Library.{{Cite web|url=http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/emoji-and-dictionaries-part-one|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210050531/http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/emoji-and-dictionaries-part-one|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-10|title=Emoji and dictionaries part one {{!}} Macmillan Dictionary Blog|date=2020-02-10|access-date=2020-02-13}}{{Cite web|url=https://historiesoftheunexpected.com/magazine/writing/|title=#On This Day – The History of Writing – Histories of the Unexpected|website=historiesoftheunexpected.com|access-date=2020-02-13|archive-date=13 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213131148/https://historiesoftheunexpected.com/magazine/writing/|url-status=live}}

Burge claimed to "relax and enjoy it [World Emoji Day] at least once" in 2022, after stepping down from Emojipedia.{{Cite web |last=Quito |first=Anne |date=2022-07-17 |title=How the creator of World Emoji Day is celebrating the "holiday" |url=https://qz.com/2188490/jeremy-burge-created-world-emoji-day/ |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=Quartz |language=en}}

Burge was born in Western Australia,{{Cite web |last=esposito |first=brad |date=2022-04-08 |title=Very Fine Day #57: Jeremy Burge |url=https://veryfineday.substack.com/p/very-fine-day-57-jeremy-burge |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=Very Fine Day}} and educated at Assumption College, Kilmore{{Cite web|last=Wells|first=Joshua|date=2018-03-07|title=Kilmore's role in emoji revolution|url=https://ncreview.com.au/2018/03/07/kilmores-role-in-emoji-revolution/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-04|website=The North Central Review|language=en-AU|archive-date=4 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504100620/https://ncreview.com.au/2018/03/07/kilmores-role-in-emoji-revolution/}} before graduating from Deakin University.{{Cite web|last=Olding|first=Rachel|date=2017-11-30|title=How Jeremy Burge turned his curiosity with emojis into a six-figure salary|url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/how-jeremy-burge-turned-his-curiosity-with-emojis-into-a-sixfigure-salary-20171128-gztz5v.html|access-date=2021-05-04|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214005800/https://www.smh.com.au/technology/how-jeremy-burge-turned-his-curiosity-with-emojis-into-a-sixfigure-salary-20171128-gztz5v.html|url-status=live}} In 2019{{Cite web|last=Beres|first=Damon|date=2019-04-19|title=Here's How Emojipedia Founder Jeremy Burge Organizes His Home Screen|url=https://onezero.medium.com/whats-on-your-home-screen-jeremy-burge-d969d0aa759b|access-date=2021-02-21|website=Medium|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Tech guru Jeremy Burge reveals how he's bringing the canals to the attention of the younger generations|url=https://waterwaysworld.com/community/canal_connections/jeremy_burge/jeremy_burge|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-21|website=Waterways World|archive-date=5 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305185949/https://waterwaysworld.com/community/canal_connections/jeremy_burge/jeremy_burge}} Burge moved onto a 53 ft narrowboat named Dottie M{{Cite magazine|last=Mirani|first=Leo|title=The Samuel Johnson of Emoji|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/08/24/the-samuel-johnson-of-emoji|access-date=2021-02-21|magazine=The New Yorker|date=15 August 2020|language=en-us|archive-date=24 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924104758/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/08/24/the-samuel-johnson-of-emoji|url-status=live}} and gained popularity on TikTok with viral clips navigating rivers and canals of the United Kingdom.{{Cite web|last=Thompson|first=Dillon|title=This TikToker turned his canal boat into an extravagant tiny house — and the internet is obsessed|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/meet-tiktoker-travels-england-aquatic-142308058.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-21|website=uk.news.yahoo.com|date=7 July 2020 |language=en-GB|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813180258/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/meet-tiktoker-travels-england-aquatic-142308058.html}}{{Cite web|last=Cavernelis|first=Dennis|title=Meet the master of emojis Jeremy Burge, the creator of Emojipedia who lives on a riverboat|url=https://www.news24.com/you/News/International/meet-the-master-of-emojis-jeremy-burge-the-creator-of-emojipedia-who-lives-on-a-riverboat-20210921|access-date=2021-09-30|website=News24|language=en-US}} In 2024, Burge told the Sydney Morning Herald he was splitting his time living between the UK and Melbourne, Australia.{{Cite web |last=Swan |first=David |date=2024-11-14 |title=Who approves a Steaming Poo? The serious business of giving an emoji the thumbs-up |url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/who-approves-a-steaming-poo-the-serious-business-of-giving-an-emoji-the-thumbs-up-20240829-p5k6b9.html |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}

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