World Emoji Day: 10 Facts About Emojis We Bet You Didn’t Know

No chat can go without emojis, they have become an inevitable part of our long, deep, flirty, and boring conversations. But ever wondered how the world of emojis came into existence and is there any hidden meaning behind any of those? Discover all the fun and surprising facts about emojis on World Emoji Day here.

World Emoji Day: 10 Unheard Facts That Ain’t Funny At All

1. Emoji Is Not Emoticon

Yes, we all have been assuming that emoji is an acronym for the English word ‘Emoticon.’ The truth is emoji is a combination of two Japanese words that say it is a picture character. But since we express our emotions with these symbols, they gradually got misunderstood as emoticons.

2. Emoji Gained Popularity After A Decade

Other countries took around a decade to adopt these yellow picture characters. Now they are everyone's favorite.

3. Most Popular And Confusing Emojis

You won’t believe it when we will tell you which the most used emojis in the world is. Any Guesses?

• Eggplant symbol because it looks like a vegetable but it has a hidden meaning, adult users know it better
• Second is the cute orange peach which resembles human buttocks
• The third one is still confusing and it is hard to understand what users wanted to convey with it, that’s the clown emoji

4. Museum Of Emojis

5. Gender-Neutral Emojis

6. Design Inspiration

Sound scary? It happened with a teenage boy of America when he posted a handgun emoji on Facebook that landed him at a police station. Maybe that’s the reason why Apple replaced it with a water pistol later.

9. The Emoji Movie

Emotions reflect better on this color and it’s a mix of people with different skin colors.

Share these interesting facts about emojis with your friends on World Emoji Day and surprise them too.