No.Regardless of whether you are 15 or 70, the language on smartphones and social media now thrives on emojis. Used instead of words and phrases, the smileys that express different feelings, have entered so much into daily communication that it is practically unable to write a message without using them.
Emoji, world language
And they have become so important to get even one World Day dedicated. Yup celebrated annually on July 17ththanks to the initiative of Jeremy Burge, emoticon historian and founder of Emojipediathe site that collects and catalogs all emojis globally.
Doing without emojis when writing a message or comment has now become very difficult. So much so that the creators are always working to invent new ones always more related to changes in society and ai fundamental and more current themes. From these considerations, in fact, the faces of different cultures, the rainbow families and the pregnant man were born.
Emotic, emoji, smileys, however they are called, have now become irreplaceable (Photo Getty)
Even more on Whatsapp
Just these days, it’s been the same Mark Zuckerberg to announce an expansion of the reactions on WhatsApp which will include a full emoji keyboard.
This means that even using the messaging platform people will be able to use any smiley face to react to a message, making conversations much more fun and expressive.
These strangers emojis
But what if you don’t understand a particular emoji? Yes why it is not uncommon to be perplexed by a reaction precisely due to the fact or not to understand its meaning, or due to a wrong interpretation.
And that’s why WhatsApp partnered with the creators of World Emoji Day, to explain some of the most debated and newer reactions that people will see popping up in chats.
The melting face
There ? Face that is melting is a new and very popular emoji, often based on sarcasm. It can be used when you are literally melting, for example, in the heat of this summer, or when you are showing a sign of embarrassment, shame or even stupidity, such as Reverse face. Whichever way you want to use it, the Melting Face is sure to be a very popular reaction this summer.
The blue hat and the skull
The ? Blue hat: the expression “hat” or “cap”, and the emoji that accompanies it, is often used when someone lies or is not sincere. If someone reacts to a message with this expression, it probably means that they don’t believe it.
The ? skull it commonly expresses a figurative death, but today it is often used to react to a particularly funny message, such as “die of laughter”.
While it may seem gloomy at first glance, it is intentionally used as an alternative to messages such as? Tears of joy e ? ROFL (I’m rolling with laughter).
Loud crying, vomiting and a pleading face
The ? Loud crying and the ? He retched At first glance they may seem negative, but these melodramatic emojis can be used to express positive and extreme reactions: Loud crying means overwhelmed with joy or hilarity, and He retched he is overwhelmed with excitement, shock or amazement.
There ? Pleading face it can be used in many ways: this emoji can indicate the eyes of a “puppy dog”, as if it were begging or pleading. It can also represent adoration or feeling touched by an affectionate gesture or message, reacting as a sign of thanks.
Eyes, sparkle and take notes
The ? Eyes: this emoji is sometimes used to indicate the hidden meaning behind a message / content posted online; or “slippery eyes”, to convey suspicion or surprise.
The ✨ Sparks: Although this emoji expresses positivity, and many use it to show support, love and happiness, it is also used to show sarcasm and irony or even to exaggerate a word, message or emotion.
The ✍️ Take notes it is often used in a humorous way, to show that you are listening intently to someone’s message or that you are “taking notes” of someone’s advice.
The most used smileys in the world
Globally, according to a survey by tech firm Adobe, people’s favorite emojis are laughter out loudthe thumb upthe heartthe kiss and the smiley face with tear.
In our country, however, according to a Samsung survey, the emoticons most loved by Italians are the kiss with 41.4% of preferences, followed by laughter with tears (40.9%) and from thumb up (29.7%).
And the the main users of emojis are women aged between 35 and 44, living in the north-east and south.
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