Pile of Poo emoji Pile of Poo emoji , also known just simply as Poo (on iOS devices), is an emoji resembling a coiled pile of feces, usually adorned with eyes and a "friendly smile". It is used to convey dissatisfaction. The emoji is in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs Unicode block: . In 1998 or 1999, Japanese mobile operators NTT DoCoMo, au, and SoftBank Mobile each defined their own variants of emoji using proprietary standards, the first of which was created by NTT DoCoMo employee Shigetaka Kurita. In 2007, Google, looking to expand its presence in Japan and Asia as a whole, partnered
NTT Docomo have a unique ring tone so they can be easily distinguished from incoming calls or messages. From 2014, under Civil Protection Law of Japan, Docomo began offering a service called the "Area Mail Disaster and Evacuation Information Service" which broadcasts J-Alert messages (including Earthquake Early Warning) produced by the Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency to its subscribers with compatible handsets (e.g. Sony XPERIA, iPhone 5s, Samsung Galaxy). The message is broadcast when the military threat is imminent (e.g. North Korea's ballistic missile launching, terrorist attack to nuclear power plant), volcanic eruptions, or approaching tsunami. The company's mascot is Docomodake,