Did ‘Robber’ & ‘Hiker’ Emojis Ever Exist? Somehow The Internet Remembers Them
By Izza Sofia, 17 Jun 2020
Image via AngieYeoh / Shutterstock.com
Could this be another Mandela Effect?
Internet users have claimed that two particular emojis—the ‘robber’ and the ‘hiker’—had always been part of the emoji index. However, Distractify reported that those two emojis never actually existed.
The mind-blowing discovery was found in a Reddit thread, and the user wrote, “I can swear there was a robber emoji. It had like a grey beanie, a beard and wore a black and white striped shirt.” Other Redditors too claimed they have seen it before, however the emoji was strangely never found.
One Reddit user explained that this happens due to the custom-made graphics seen in an app called Bitlife, which included the robber. “You probably saw one while playing/watching the game, or seeing one of the mobile ads they used to constantly play on other apps and games,” the user explained.
Twitter users however, claimed they have used the emoji before, and even sketched it out for others to see. Another mystery is the hiking emoji, which was not be found even after internet users searched it online. The hiker emoji saw a boy carrying a backpack and carried two hiking sticks.
“So you’re telling me, the hiking emoji and the robber emoji never existed? I’m really confused right now I remember them clear as they,” one Twitter user said.
What do you think? Did the emojis ever exist, or were they all made up?
Robber Emoji from r/MandelaEffect
i swear this emoji existed pic.twitter.com/Cnw5WihTgx
— gréta (@dinasimp) June 16, 2020
AND I THINK THERE WAS TWO OF THEM, ONE OF THEM LOOKED LIKE THIS pic.twitter.com/Zl4dLF4Pwp
— elijah 1312 (@ADICKWITHAPENN) June 16, 2020
ARE YALL TELLING ME THE ROBBER EMOJI NEVER EXISTED BC I SWEAR I REMEMBERED USING IT BEFORE pic.twitter.com/L1gYCPGYf4
— ًwas @oibanai (@bluelcok) June 16, 2020
SO YOURE TELLING ME.... the hiking emoji and the robber emoji NEVER EXISTED??????? i’m really confused rn i can litersllt imagine them clear as day pic.twitter.com/w9yJYyFhs1
— millie (@almostmillie) June 16, 2020
ok so i can't draw. and i did it with a mouse in like 5 mins but. YOURE GOING TO TELL ME THIS DOESN'T LOOK FAMILIAR??????????? HELLO WHERE IS THE ROBBER EMOJI pic.twitter.com/PQKn8UoXyj
— 𝘣𝘪𝘢 *♡~ (@uhhbia) June 10, 2020
does anyone remember the hiking emoji? the man in a red shirt holding two poles and wearing a backpack? because apparently he never existed and I’m STRESSED.
— 𝘮𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦 (@_megannlouise_) June 16, 2020
does anyone else remember there being a hiking emoji that kinda looked like this guy? Apparently there has never been a hiking emoji and it's tripping me out lol pic.twitter.com/z6AFPbc7hu
— Andrew (@AndrewUtz4L) June 9, 2018
[via Distractify, opening image via AngieYeoh / Shutterstock.com]