Emojis can add tone, context, and personality to messages that we send to our candidates and clients. Here are 10 interesting things that we discovered about them (if used in the right way) and how they can be used to add tone and context to messages.
Emoji
The emoji language is the world’s fastest-growing language
- Apple added the emoji keyboard to iOS in 2011
- In August 2013, the word emoji was added to the Oxford English Dictionary
- It is a small digital image or icon used to express an idea or emotion
3472222 emojis are sent per second on Messenger
Over 5 billion emoji are sent to Messenger every day vs. 60 million on Facebook.
Who invented emojis?
While the Egyptians are credited with creating hieroglyphics, Japanese phone carrier Docomo has been widely credited as the originator of what we know as emoji today.
- New evidence shows that, in fact, Softbank Japan released a phone with support for 90 distinct emoji characters in 1997.
Negative Emojis
More negative emojis were used during the 2016 U.S. election than ever before
- During the week of the election, negative emoji use grew to 28.9% which was a two-year high
- This was the largest volume of negative emoji usage ever recorded
There are now 3019 official emojis
e.g. a diving mask, Hindu temple, flamingo, etc.
- 230 new emoji additions were approved for 2019
- including new colors for squares, circles, and hearts, as well as an accessibility emoji for accessibility.
Men and women use emojis differently
Emoji use differs between men and women.
Over 50% of recruiters are already using emojis
survey result
- Over 250 recruiters were surveyed last year, and nearly 60% said they already use emojins when texting with candidates
- this is likely to continue as more of Generation Z enters the workforce
World Emoji Day
Celebrated on July 17 every year
- It is deemed a “global celebration of emoji” and is celebrated with emoji events and product releases.
- July 17 was chosen because it’s the date displayed on the Calendar Emoji and is also the date of the emoji calendar.
Face With Tears of Joy
2018’s most popular emoji
