High levels of emoji use have been linked ... "It is not just a smiley face or heart emoji-it's a way to convey meaning and communicate more effectively, and how you use it tells us something ...

In the early days of online chatting people used different characters on the keyboard as a shortcut to convey an emotion. The happy face :) to convey happiness or joy. The frowny face :( to convey ...

Of the six billion emoji that are sent globally every day, around 70% are emotion based – for example, smiley face, love hearts. A smaller proportion of the emoji sent are sad expressions.