Index: src/wp-admin/about.php
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--- src/wp-admin/about.php	(revision 32130)
+++ src/wp-admin/about.php	(working copy)
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
 			<h3><?php echo ( 'Extended Character Support' ); ?></h3>
 			<p><?php echo ( 'Writing in WordPress, whatever your language, just got better. WordPress 4.2 supports a host of new characters out-of-the-box, including native Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters, musical and mathematical symbols, and hieroglyphs.' ); ?></p>
 			<p><?php
-				/* translators: 1: heart emoji, 2: kitten emoji, 3, monkey emoji, 4: ice-cream emoji */
-				printf( 'Don’t use special characters? You can still have fun &mdash; emoji are now available in WordPress! Get creative and decorate your content with %1$s, %2$s, %3$s, %4$s, and all the many other emojis.', '&#x1F499', '&#x1F408', '&#x1F412', '&#x1F366' );
+				/* translators: 1: heart emoji, 2: kitten emoji, 3, monkey emoji, 4: ice-cream emoji, 5: Emoji Codex link */
+				printf( 'Don’t use special characters? You can still have fun &mdash; emoji are now available in WordPress! Get creative and decorate your content with %1$s, %2$s, %3$s, %4$s, and all the many other %5$s.', '&#x1F499', '&#x1F408', '&#x1F412', '&#x1F366', '<a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Emoji">emojis</a>' );
 			?></p>
 		</div>
 		<div class="col">
Index: src/wp-admin/credits.php
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--- src/wp-admin/credits.php	(revision 32130)
+++ src/wp-admin/credits.php	(working copy)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 
 <h1><?php printf( __( 'Welcome to WordPress %s' ), $display_version ); ?></h1>
 
-<div class="about-text"><?php printf( __( 'Thank you for updating! WordPress %s helps you focus on your writing, and the new default theme lets you show it off in style.' ), $display_version ); ?></div>
+<div class="about-text"><?php printf( __( 'Thank you for updating! WordPress %s helps you communicate and share, globally.' ), $display_version ); ?></div>
 
 <div class="wp-badge"><?php printf( __( 'Version %s' ), $display_version ); ?></div>
 
Index: src/wp-admin/freedoms.php
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--- src/wp-admin/freedoms.php	(revision 32130)
+++ src/wp-admin/freedoms.php	(working copy)
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 <h1><?php printf( __( 'Welcome to WordPress %s' ), $display_version ); ?></h1>
 
-<div class="about-text"><?php printf( __( 'Thank you for updating! WordPress %s helps you focus on your writing, and the new default theme lets you show it off in style.' ), $display_version ); ?></div>
+<div class="about-text"><?php printf( __( 'Thank you for updating! WordPress %s helps you communicate and share, globally.' ), $display_version ); ?></div>
 
 <div class="wp-badge"><?php printf( __( 'Version %s' ), $display_version ); ?></div>