With the advancement of technology, many messaging apps and various social media took over the internet, thus, emojis became an almost universal form of communication. On the 17th of July, the world emoji day, and to celebrate this moment, the company Meta released some interesting information about the use of these emojis so famous that they are used on Facebook and Instagram. Check out more information about them now!
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Why use emojis?
Emoji can be an invaluable tool for creating intimacy and emotional connection with others through mobile devices. Furthermore, the non-verbal expressions they provide help amplify positive messages and soften negative ones.
Which emojis are most used?
A good example of the most used emojis is “laughing and crying” (😂) which in some surveys has become the public's favorite, so it is natural that it is part of all emoji collections. That said, recent research has focused on details like images used to represent sports, hobbies and food.
In Brazil, the most used symbol is the “heart” (❤️). The figure of the heart and the “face crying with joy” have been the most popular on the planet for at least three years.
On Instagram profiles, for example, the most used emoji is the one that represents the soccer ball (⚽). In Brazil, the activities most represented in profile descriptions are diverse, especially those related to physical activities, such as ⚽ and 🏄♂️.
When we talk about food, the survey concluded that Brazilians prefer to use coffee emojis (☕), bread (🍞) and pizza (🍕) in the posts and comments on Facebook and Instagram, as they are the most popular foods in general.
Emojis are always updating
It is very common that the emoji keyboard is always changing, and in Unicode 14, 37 new emojis were added to the catalog. Thus, starting with this latest collection, Meta has sought to understand which emoji the Brazilian public is most satisfied with using on their social networks.
These newer figures have a long way to go before they catch up with the popularity of older expressions. And have you checked out the new emojis available on the market? Which new product is your favorite?
Facts about emojis
The word emoji was created in Japan by connecting the following words: “e” (image) and “moji” (letter). Japanese Shigetaka Kurita in 1999 created an alphabet of special characters to share the thoughts and feelings.
Formed by the biggest tech giants in the world, the Unicode Consortium decides which emojis will be released, as well as the rules and standards used.
At the suggestion of Burge, the founder of Emojipedia, World Emoji Day is celebrated on July 17th. That's the date Apple chose to use its calendar emoji on. Also, this is the date the company launched its calendar app in 2002. Apple is the first major tech company to bet on emojis. This date has been celebrated since 2014.