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.

Over time, emoji meanings have become subjective depending on a message's context and wider cultural trends. Which shaking smiley face should you use? Is there a difference between each ...

From friendly smiley faces to cheeky peaches, emoji form a staple part of many of our daily messages. Now, eight new emoji ...