More than half of the emojis sent are faces, followed by loving or romantic emojis and the hand gestures. The majority of the emojis used worldwide are positive. · Top 5 most popular emoji categories worldwide: · 1. Happy faces (including wink , kisses , face with heart-shaped eyes , smirk ) · 2. Sad faces (including sad and angry emoji) · 3. Hearts (includes all colors and the broken heart emoji) · 4. Hand gestures (includes thumbs up, clapping hands, peace sign, etc.) · 5. Romantic (includes kiss imprint, love letter, couple kisses) · With positive emojis, the face with tears of joy is by f

We all know the funny yellow faces and use them almost every day. They make communication easier for us, replace entire words and make our chats or emails more colorful. But what is their correct name? Mostly, the terms emoji and emoticon are used interchangeably. However, there are differences between these terms.

Communication with our counterpart is not just about the words pronounced. For we also communicate in a nonverbal way, that is, without using spoken language. This happens through our facial expressions, our gestures, our body language and the tone of our voice. We look to the side when we're embarrassed. Widen our eyes in surprise or raise our hands in alarm. Wrinkle our nose in disapproval or let our voice ooze with irony. · Our communication increasingly turns digital. We write emails and we chat on WhatsApp, Facebook or Snapchat. What we can express in words or in a nonverbal way in real l