These are the 'World's Top Ten Most Used Emojis for the Year 2021'
according to Emojipedia, and with data gathered from Twitter and
Unicode.
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1
😭
The Loudly Crying Face has become the most
popular emoji on Twitter as of March 2021, it’s supposed to convey
intense emotional pain, though is sometimes used to signal
overwhelming joy as well.
2
😂
This Face With Tears of Joy was named the Oxford
Dictionaries 2015 Word of the Year, and the most used emoji on all
platforms since 2011
3
🥺
Pleading Face, a.k.a puppy dog eyes emoji, can
represent the act of pleading as well as adoration. Recently,
TikTok users started using it in a sequence with pointing hands to
indicate shyness
4
🤣
Rolling on the Floor Laughing, better known as
the acronym ROFL, but did you know that Microsoft's design
previously featured it with hands and feet?
5
✨
Sparkles is one of the most cryptic emojis, it
can stand for beauty, love and newness alike or as a form of
emphasis
6
🧡
Red Heart. This classic emoji used to be coded as
black in the UCD, that’s why back in 1993, the Red Heart became
part of Unicode 1.1 under the name “Heavy Black Heart”
7
🙏
Folded Hands - Originally a nod to the Japanese
thank you gesture, however it’s more commonly known as the prayer
emoji and rarely as high-five
8
😍
Smiling Face with Heart-Eyes commonly used to
express enthusiasm for something, but also adoration and fondness
9
🥰
Smiling Face with Hearts is design to express a
range of positive feelings, but mainly as being in love. The
number of hearts displayed varies by platform
10
😊
Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes used to express
happiness and warm feelings, it originates from the ^^ emoticon