Emojis? 🥰 or 😡 them, the tiny icons are now an element of our text-based vocabulary.
But where do they come from, and how do they work?
Despite more than 3,000 emojis in use, the top ten remain remarkably consistent with 😂 and 😭 competing for 🥇.
But the science suggests we should tread carefully with emojis as use and interpretations vary wildly (and be especially wary when it comes to fruit).
In Huh? Science Explained, Cosmos science journalist Petra Stock breaks out this little guy 🧐 to uncover the secrets of emoji.
Huh? Science Explained is a LiSTNR production.