Why dd a text I received show an emoji instead of the correct numbers

[Android Central Question]

I got a text that was sent as 6:30 and I saw 6emoji0

 

[ManiacJoe]

: 3 is a standard ascii emoji. Sounds like your texting app was a bit too aggressive in its text-to-graphic emoji conversion.

Which phone?
Which version of android?
Which carrier?
Which texting app?