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 ...

For example, ending a text message, “Let’s have lunch” with a smiley-face 😊 emoji can immediately convey that the lunch is going to be an informal and pleasant affair. In contrast ...

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 ...