Each year , July 17 is now celebrated as World Emoji Day!
World Emoji Day aims to promote the use of emojis and spread the enjoyment that they bring. I personally love emojis and use them way too much some times!. They provide a valuable purpose on social media because they make it easier to express emotion in your posts. In fact according to Influencer Marketing Hub "people process visual information 60,000 times faster than plaintext, making emoji a way you can instantly communicate your intended emotions with just a glance".
Here is a list of the most popular emojis
The emoji obviously change positions over time, but the most popular emoji at the time of writing were:
Face with Tears of Joy 😂 (Unified ID - 1F602, Shorthand - :joy: )
Heavy Black Heart ❤️ (Unified ID - 2764, Shorthand - :heart: )
Black Universal Recycling Symbol ♻️ (Unified ID – 267B, Shorthand - :recycle: )
Smiling Face with Heart-shaped Eyes 😍 (Unified ID – 1F60D, Shorthand - :heart_eyes: )
Black Heart Suit ♥️ (Unified ID – 2665, Shorthand - :hearts: )
Loudly Crying Face 😭 (Unified ID – 1F62D, Shorthand - :sobs: )
Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes 😊 (Unified ID – 1F60A, Shorthand - :blush: )
Unamused Face 😒 (Unified ID – 1F612, Shorthand - :unamused: )
Two Hearts 💕(Unified ID – 1F495, Shorthand - :two_hearts: )
Face Throwing a Kiss 😘 (Unified ID – 1F618, Shorthand - :kissing_heart: )
Did you know that you can track which ones are the most used emojis in real time? Check this out!
Here is the link in case you love marketing and are more interested in learning about which ones are more popular. http://emojitracker.com/
Important facts: The use of emoji increases engagement on social posts. Larry Kim found that using emoji in a tweet increased engagement by 25.4% compared to an identical post without the emoji.
Hope you like and enjoy my post!
See you next time!
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