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<\/p>\n\n\n\nMost of us like to add a surf emoji now and then if we\u2019re messaging mates from the beach (or indeed about The Wave). But have you noticed how different companies have very different ideas of what surfers actually look like? These are our best and worst, what are yours?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The current Apple surf emojis are pretty good: reasonably realistic poses, nice boards, and a surfer who looks quite gender neutral. It\u2019s good to see Apple getting its stuff together, for its surfers haven\u2019t always been quite so appealing. Early versions of iOS had someone who appeared to walking across the board, possibly in wellies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where Apple\u2019s surfers look as if they\u2019re having a good time rather than being too competitive, Facebook\u2019s are extremely focused and, in the dude\u2019s case wearing some seriously strong hair product. They\u2019re not people you\u2019d want to accidentally bang into, which is a bit strange given they live on a social media platform, but there you go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Have you ever wondered what emojis would have looked like if mobile phones had been invented in 1974? The designer of Google\u2019s surfer has. Likes a shortboard as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not one of the greats is it? Angles a bit wrong, different wetsuits for men and women, and, oh yes, a complete lack of facial features. People new to surfing should be assured that even very big waves can\u2019t wipe off your eyes, nose and mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019ll have to make up your own mind on this one. Is it the modern art masterpiece of surf emojis, or just a bit rubbish? We\u2019ve come round to it a bit, but may have been thinking about it too long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is good. Nice wave, good colours, decent position that looks as if the surfer might about to do something spectacular. The standard to which all surf emoji artists should aspire, in our opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Give the Samsung designer some credit for experimenting here. While most companies use surfing\u2019s image as a sport for fun, adventurous people, he or she decided to try something different, and gave us a surfer who looks alarmed and slightly worried. Perhaps they\u2019ve just realised they\u2019re about to collide with the Facebook couple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She might be standing at a slightly weird angle and have an odd wetsuit, but we like Joypixel. She looks like she might not be great at surfing, but would have a go and have a laugh, which is what counts. You can find her (and two friends) in Joypixel\u2019s special emoji keyboard, add-on-able to the Chrome browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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