
Emojis are almost everywhere, from text-based conversations on email or Slack, to marketing materials and content aimed at customers and clients.Įmojis have become a huge part of everyday language, helping to express emotion, tone, personality, and intent (important when you’re not in a face-to-face conversation) and make conversations more fun. Over the last few years, emojis (or emoticons) have exploded in variety and usage, with an increasing number of people using emojis in the workplace. The first emojis came from facial expressions formed out of punctuation, and it’s fair to say that these are still pretty popular today :-O

Happy World Emoji Day! To celebrate this special day on July 17, we’re taking a closer look at the not-so-humble emoji.Įmojis have come a long way over the last few years, but (aside from ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics) today’s emojis originated in the late 1800s.
