The company says this means there are 3,498,308 possible permutations for non-repeating emoji passcodes, compared to just 7,290 for traditional non-repeating PIN.

A British company has built an emoji PIN security system. It makes sense: mathematically speaking, it's more secure because there are more potential combinations.

As reported by Mashable, the software lets you replace your old-fashioned pin number with a four-symbol passcode selected from 44 emoji that include penguins, aliens, and fried chicken drumsticks.

British company Intelligent Environments wants to replace your traditional four-digit pin code with something more upbeat - an Emoji Passcode. The firm claims that the system is mathematically ...

This is because instead of being limited to the numbers 0 to 9, people can instead use any of the 44 emoji icons, which means there are more potential combinations – making it harder for other ...

This is because instead of being limited to the numbers 0 to 9, people can instead use any of the 44 emoji icons, which means there are more potential combinations – making it harder for other ...