Hosted on MSN12mon
Thinking of adding an emoji as you text? Think again, say researchers in Britain, as context matters
For instance, Chinese texters might use a smile emoji to suggest negative connotations like sarcasm, and thus be less likely to identify it as “happy” than those in Britain, the researchers said.
TECHNOBABBLE: Have we reached peak emoji?
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 ...