Whether it's a friendly smiley face or a cheeky aubergine, emoji now form a staple part of ... up huge interest on X (formerly Twitter). 'Big foot would be dope,' one user wrote, while another ...

Of the six billion emoji that are sent globally every day, around 70% are emotion based – for example, smiley face, love hearts. A smaller proportion of the emoji sent are sad expressions.

The big-eyed happy emoji is the next most-used, followed by the smiley with heart eyes, the heart, and the standard smiley face. The researchers also mapped which emojis are used most together in ...