Emojis Say Volumes Without a Word ;)
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happy! :-D
Or super sad. :-(
Without uttering a word. ;-)
And they save time typing.
Emojis are the icons that share a feeling, mood or thought with an image.Usually, it is an image of a facial expression. But it can also be a universalsymbol, such as thumbs-up to indicate an acheivement or milestone.
Emoji vs. Emoticon
Emojis are different from emoticons. Emojis areimages. Emoticons are punctuation marks.
Emojis are used on websites, apps, text messages,email, social media sites and more. This website showshow to use emojis on computers running Windows10. Look at the Apple website to learn about usingemojis on Mac computers.
Your new device will come with many emojis. But you can get more emojisonline. You can paste them into Twitter, Facebook, Slack, Instagram, Tumblr and more.
Call Me Maybe Emojis
You can use emojis on your phone. But be careful, youmay have to pay for each emoji you use in your textmessages.
The BBC reported that some carriers in the UK weretreating emojis like photos and charging users for eachemoji they used.
If you use a lot of emojis, that could cost you a lot ofextra money!
You can use emojis in fun ways. You can use emojis inplace of the words of your favorite songs, such as CallMe Maybe.
You can use emojis to tell stories. These emojis tell thestory of Les Miserables from the book, play or movie:
You can also send your true love emojis to show youcare.
Les Miserables in Emojis
Emojis can also help people with autism, Aspergers and othercommunication issues. Emoji therapy can help people who can't say words toexpress how they feel.
Emoji Love
People who can't understand feelings expressed in emojis may have issues. At AutismSpeaks.org, you can find apps such as the Augmentative andAlternative Communication (AAC) app and therapies that use emojis to helppeople communicate.
Facebook
Facebook Stickers
You can use Stickers on Facebook. Tap or click on thehappy face icon to see a list of Stickers you can send.
Stickers are drawings like emojis you can use onFacebook and in Facebook Messenger. Learn moreabout using Stickers from the Facebook help page.
You may see new emojis on Facebook if you live inIreland or Spain. Facebook is trying new emojis to helppeople share their feelings.
Facebook calls these new emojis "Reactions." Youmay see these emojis on Facebook in other countriessoon.
According to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, theyrealize that not all posts will be Liked or even Disliked. "Not every moment is a good moment," Zuckerberg said at a Facebook townhall meeting last month.
Reactions give you a way to express a lot of different emotions. They are alsoeasier to add than regular emojis or Stickers.
According to Irish Times, Facebook didn't want to add a dislike buttonbecause it wanted to keep Facebook positive. "A 'dislike' option would not be “in the spirit of the product we’re trying to build,” said a Facebookrepresentative.
Twitter
Emojis work well on Twitter.
You can add emojis to your tweets. Tweets can only have 140 characters.So, you can save characters by using emojis in your tweets. You can eithertype “I'm happy” at nine characters or use a happy face emoji that is only one.
You can send emojis in Direct Messages on Twitter using your phone orcomputer.
Bitmoji
Now, you can make emojis of your face. Use the Bitmoji app to make emojisof yourself.
This video shows you how:
And the best part: you can get the Bitmoji app for free!
Be Careful with Emojis
Be careful though when you use emojis. Your emoji may be confusing toothers. The meaning of a happy face emoji is clear. But a different emojimaybe misunderstood.
If you send an emoji from an Android to someone who has an iPhone, theymay see a different image. A helpful website shows you what an emoji lookslike on different phones and websites.
USA Today newspaper started using Facebook’s new emojis in its printnewspaper. Some people think emojis didn’t belong in news articles.
What Are Your Thoughts on Emojis
Do you like to use them? Were you ever confused by an emoji? Have youseen the new emojis on Facebook or Twitter? Do you think emojis belong innewspaper articles?
Let us know in the Comments Section.
Carolyn Nicander Mohr wrote this story for Learning English. KathleenStruck was the editor.
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Words in This Story
emoji - n. a small digital image or icon used to express an idea, emotion, etc., in electronic communication
icon - n. a small picture on a computer screen that represents a program orfunction
emoticon - n. a group of keyboard characters that are used to represent afacial expression (such as a smile or frown)
punctuation - n. the marks (such as periods and commas) in a piece ofwriting that make its meaning clear and that separate it into sentences,clauses, etc.
autism - n. a condition or disorder that begins in childhood and that causesproblems in forming relationships and in communicating with other people
Aspergers syndrome - n. a developmental disorder affecting ability toeffectively socialize and communicate