Over that time, the iconic smiling face and its many emoticon descendants have brought an attitude of ‘defiant optimism’ to a dizzying array of different partnerships ... marriage of that emotion with ...

An emoticon is a blend of ‘emotion’ and ‘icon’, made up ... The iconic yellow smiley face has an interesting story behind it - and it was around long before the emoticon.

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.

Which shaking smiley face should you use? Is there a difference between each different colored heart ... emoji into nine categories, including Smileys, People, Objects, Activity and more.

“That’s not at all surprising once you understand how these different smiley faces ... culture and the emotions we valued on social media. Whether we use a heart or the “face with tears ...