Everybody loves Emojis! π π
They're fun, short, expressive, and sometimes much easier to use than words.
Nowadays, Emojis are everywhere - not only in text messages and social networks, but also marketing campaigns, brand messages, websites, or on physical items like pillows, keychains or apparel.
The whole world loves Emojis β€οΈ , and that's not only limited to young adults and heavy internet users (although these are the most frequent Emoji users) but also the "older" generations.
74% of US citizens regularly use Emojis or emoticons in their online communications, sending an average of 96 Emojis per day. This concludes in 6 billion emojis being used around the internet everyday! π²
In 2015, the Oxford English Dictionary even chose the crying-of-laughter-Emoji π (pretty much the most popular one ever) as word of the year - and this already tells you everything you need to know about the current popularity of Emojis.
We use Emojis to express what mere words cannot.
In real-life conversations, we can influence what we're saying by making use of nonverbal communication like facial expressions, hand gestures, or tone of our voice.
That's why we have learned to interpret and use Emojis the same way - as an additional means to express ourselves.
Statistics have even shown that internet slang usage like "rofl", "bae" etc has gone down since most internet users are now replacing them with Emojis. π
Emojis are changing our Brains
In 1982, computer science professor Scott Elliot Fahlman introduced an Emoticon for the very first time - it was of course classic smiley face :-)
The purpose of this set of symbols was to distinguish between jokes and serious topics, and to convey the meaning of your message.
What's interesting is that our brains didn't always recognize :-) as a face.
It's something that people needed to be introduced to and get used to - and it has essentially re-wired our brains.
Nowadays, we have learned to recognize faces even in emoticons just consisting of punctuation - for example: -.- is an annoyed face.
Researchers found out that when we look at an Emoji online, the same parts of our brain are activated as when we're looking at a human face π. Seeing other people use particular Emojis in their messages to us changes our mood, and might even influence our own facial expressions. π
Emoji Usage on Instagram
Almost half of all Instagram captions and comments contain at least one Emoji nowadays! π§
Since Instagram has enabled Emojis as hashtags, we now have a detailed statistic of how often people are actually using specific Emojis online.
What your Emojis say about you
Earlier this year, a study conducted at the Edge Hill University and the Australian Catholic University looked into what Emoji usage says about the user.
They found out quite a lot of interesting connections between Emojis and personalities.
If someone for example generally has no problem expressing his emotions in real life, they also seem to use more Emojis when communicating online, suggesting that extensive Emoji usage is linked to extroversion and naturalness.
People who mostly use positive Emojis and smiley faces π also seem to be more compassionate, kind and polite in real life.
Those who make a lot of unique Emojis like animals or symbols π¦π appear to be more creative, expressive, and have a greater ability to communicate overall.
Internet users who were more aware of others interpreting and analyzing their messages tend to use less sad Emojis π on purpose, to refrain from adding a negative undertone to their message.
If people choose the face laughing with teeth showing π¬ over other laughing Emojis it indicates a more defensive personality, and excessive use of an animal, like an octopus π, seems to be linked to people who have problems relating to others.
At the end of the day, these are all just statistics, but we can probably interpret a lot from our own most used Emojis as well!
Comment below: Which are your favorite / most used Emojis and why ?
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Thanks for sharing!! Fun post
Emoji's have developed in to its own language in a way. Quite amazing what it has evolved in to!
Thanks for sharing
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great post bro
Thank you! π
Enjoyed the post. They are a quick, fun way to express yourself. I find that many things get misunderstood in text, because there is no body language to depend on, but, stick a little smiley in there and you know everything's gonna be all right.
I guess one of my favorites is the heart because it is an easy way to show you care for someone without having to get so serious. Open up and love a little!
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I love the pineapple and on whatsapp I send the 5 color thumbs up, from light to dark skin.
I love the smiles emoji. Smile/happiness is the best attitude to wear always. Thank you for this detailed post.
Exactly! You're welcome, and happy to hear that you liked it.
What a fantastic post! funny and refreshing i like how is it cute, so simple i enjoyed reading this a lot.
Thank you very much for your feedback, I appreciate it!
Very informative post. Emojis are probably the mainstay of the textual conversation now.
My two favorites are the crying laughter π and the heart eyes π. These make me feel good im realizing when i receive them and when i send them. These allow me to express positive emotions powerfully over text, when this used to be impossible or at least much more difficult π
Very beautiful post! Excellent work
Emojis are great as it can clarify the tone of the message, as words on its own sometimes don't have sentiment
It's cool ~~~
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What a cool overview of how emojis influence us. Love it!
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thank you!
Fantastic post @sirwinchester. I actually use the simplest emoticon a lot:)
Gosh. Looking at my Emoji most favourites, I think these one's are in the line up!
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Nice post @sirwinchester. I love emojis. I like to play around with different emojis, I think it's fun. Unfortunately I have met a few people that have not always appreciated my use of emojis :)
π use this alot when someone says meaningless thing
Great theme @ sirwinchester. I love emojis because they manage to sum up a long message. They are very special for communicating people who speak different languages and want to communicate, I always like those of kind smile.
Thank you for your review. Very interesting. π