Published 21:59 IST, July 16th 2021
World Emoji Day: A look at how India expresses itself on Twitter; list of top used emojis
As the world celebrates different emotions by celebrating emoticons, let us have a look at the most used ones on Twitter.
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Wher we like it or t, emoticons have become new means to express emotions. From -old times, when we just h a handful of emojis, we have moved to an when re is a gamut of options available, from simple smilies to complex signs and boards, which accurately put forward all our thoughts without saying or typing a word. importance of it is specifically felt on social media sites, like Twitter.
People's love for emoticons on Twitter in India is evident through volume of conversation around #WorldEmojiDay in 2020, where 695K conversations from 146K unique authors in India alone were recorded, with 93 per cent positive/neutral sentiments. In 2021, on #WorldEmojiDay again, social media giant has come up with a list of emojis, which were most reflective of thoughts and moods of Twitteratis between January 1- June 30, 2021. Check it out:-
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Top Used Emojis in 2021 in India
What is World Emoji Day?
Whereas many days of celebration tend to celebrate actual day that something was invented or created, emojis are celebrated on July 17 for quite a unique and appropriate reason – it is only date that has its own emoji. July 17 is date identified on calendar emoji, with World Emoji Day being celebrated on this day every year since it was first founded by Jeremy Burge in 2014.
21:58 IST, July 16th 2021