In 2015, the Oxford English Dictionary named the laughing crying emoji the “Word of the Year” - though its time at the top may have since passed given the disdain supposedly held for it by the ...

In other situations, the emoji reflects situations that are a bit more grim. “Laughing through tears” is frequently used as a buffer to express frustration at social injustices, a form of ...

From a simple thumbs up to a laughing cowboy, there is an emoji for almost any conceivable moment. But it is the humble smiley face which is the most iconic of them all. However, if you've been ...

The dizzy emoji with crossed eyes is often used to mean 'dead' or astonished. The 'confounded face' is actually more commonly used by people to show stress, or to represent being scared or worried.

Gen Z: the smiley emoji is complicated Hafeezat Bishi, a 21-year-old intern in the US, told WSJ that she felt taken aback when her co-workers welcomed her to the team with a smiley face.

According to their data, the “Face With Tears of Joy” emoji, also known as LOL Emoji or Laughing Emoji, comprised nearly 20% of all emoji use in the U.S. and the U.K., where Oxford is based.