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.

From friendly smiley faces to cheeky aubergines ... you'd be forgiven for mistaking this for the 'Sign of the Horns' emoji, which features a hand with the pinky and index fingers extended ...

Thinking that he is special in his own way, Gene partners up with smart Emo Emoji Jailbreak and classical Hand Emoji Hi-5 across ... But with Smiley Face Emoji Smiler sending her bots hot on ...

From friendly smiley faces to cheeky aubergines ... you'd be forgiven for mistaking this for the 'Sign of the Horns' emoji, which features a hand with the pinky and index fingers extended ...

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 ...

Meanwhile, smiley faces and hand gestures can also indicate secret meanings – such as the upside-down face to signal annoyance, the clown emoji to signal getting caught in a mistake, or the woozy face ...

Ahead of the World Emoji Day which is on Sunday, we've gotten a preview of what they might look like. The list includes donkey, goose, moose, jellyfish, blackbird, shaking face, heart in a couple ...

Admit it: You have a favorite emoji. Whether you're more of a 﫶 (heart hands) or a (Japanese goblin) kind of person is up to you, but odds are one of Apple's thousands of emoji tickles your fancy.

Thinking that he is special in his own way, Gene partners up with smart Emo Emoji Jailbreak and classical Hand Emoji Hi-5 across ... But with Smiley Face Emoji Smiler sending her bots hot on ...