Emoji meanings

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. The English words “emotion” and “icon” form the term emoticon. Short strings of symbols, letters or numbers are intended to represent facial expressions and postures. Emoticons can liven up the text and convey moods or emotional states. :-D means laughing or a big grin. If surprised, we use :-O and <3 stands for the heart and feelings. The archetype of the emoticon is the stick man face. In 1982, a misunderstood joke among physicists led to the question of how irony might be characterized in written communication. Scott Fohlman then suggested the combination :-) with an instruction to tilt one’s head to read it. Emoticons from 1881, "satirical magazine Puck" The term of course comes from the English verb "to smile". The smiley is the graphic representation of a facial expression. In written communication, the person writing expresses that he or she is delighted or joking. In the 1960s, commercial artist Harvey Ball drew a smiling face with a circle, two dots and a curved line. This is how the symbol of high spirits came about. However, he forgot to legally safeguard the sign and it quickly gained popularity. The originally yellow, smiling face became an expressi...

Emoji guide with search, meanings, pictures and codes Hi friends! Here is a supercharged emoji collection of about 3650 emoji from the latest Emoji are special graphical symbols used to represent faces, emotions, objects, animals, food and other things in textual messages. Unlike emoticons, emoji are displayed as real pictures and not pictographs. You may use it on websites over the Internet, or compolse messages with them in your favorite messenger on your mobile phone or tablet. Emoji are supported by most of websites and applications, such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Viber, Snapchat, Instagram and so on. You can learn more about emoji on this website

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