World Emoji Day: Emoji users look cuter

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World Emoji Day is celebrated on July 17. However, few people have heard of the Japanese Shigetaka Kurita. But almost everyone knows about his invention: emojis. Kurita designed the first smiley faces, hearts and other picture characters over 20 years ago – that was the original meaning of the Japanese word emoji. They can symbolize joy, grief, anger or irony and are now an integral part of text messages.

Which emoji symbols are particularly popular?

Emojis that represent positive emotions are used especially for intense joy, passion and love, happiness or approval, as an online survey of 264 people revealed. Professor Dr. Wera Aretz of the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences in Cologne. On the other hand, pictograms symbolizing natural phenomena such as fire or sun are used relatively rarely. Women reported that they used emojis much more often than men and were more likely to use them to express their emotions. According to the research, men use more ironic emojis and show their approval with the “like” sign.

Emoji users look cuter

According to the results of the research, whether emojis are used at all depends on whether the previously received message itself contains small characters. Aretz says you tend to write text messages without symbols if the sender isn’t using any symbols. The scientist experimentally studied how an emoji text message affects the recipient. Participants in the study were given a text with or without emojis and were asked to rate the author of the text. Conclusion: The writer who used emoji was evaluated as much more sympathetic, the writer who did not use emoji was evaluated as assertive and self-confident. “So emojis affect how someone is perceived. Therefore, they can also be used for strategic impression control,” summarizes the psychologist.

Five facts about World Emoji Day

1. The word emoji comes from Japanese and means picture characters. Smileys were invented by Japanese Shigetaka Kurita, whom he designed for a telecom company in the late 90’s.
2. The word “emoji” has entered the dictionary. The word has been included in standard German orthography since 2017, and an official recommendation for typing with emojis has also been published in the latest handbook.
3. By the way, the most used emoji is tears of joy.
4. Usually more happy faces are sent than sad ones. 44% of sent emojis are happy faces.
5. You can track live which emojis are used on emojitracker.com.

Source : Blick