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Emoji 101

Emojis: helping awkward people spice up their conversations since 2011. Emoticons quickly became too plain and boring, so when the Emoji keyboard app was released, people were naturally thrilled.

The majority of the public, however, still heavily criticizes the array of options Emojis offers. If I had a dime for every time people have said they wish there was a middle finger Emoji, I would be rich.

Luckily, Emojis have finally stepped up their game. New, more diverse options are rumored to appear in Apple’s upcoming software, iOS 8.3. The concept is, by pressing down on any pre-existing human Emoji, there will then be the option of six different skin tones, one of which is apparently yellow.

In addition to more diverse options, the leak of what’s to come in the Emoji world revealed same-sex families and a wider range of country flags.

As for the problem of more worthwhile and commonplace Emoji characters, that is still without a solution.

Emojis originated in Japan, and it actually translates to “picture letter” in Japanese. A lot of the unrecognizable ones and Chinese/Japanese writing may be meaningful and useful in their countries, but Americans are in desperate need for a revamp of the Emoji keyboard.

Despite the lack of variety in Emojis, the bigger disappointment is the absence of moving icons. The App store does have apps where you can send large GIFs, but the need for a new keyboard entirely with strictly moving symbols is necessary and way over due.

Maybe call them “Emovejis;” It is these sort of monumental possibilities that help me get up in the morning.

Match.com polled more than 5,600 people from an assortment of demographics in order to discover the role of Emojis in sexual health. If you need a reason to incorporate these fun little icons into your texts, a recent study proves that Emoji users have more sex than users who prefer plain text.
Looking to get laid? Just drop some “heart eyes” on your significant other, and that small gesture may just be the key for you getting lucky. Also, women who use any of the kiss Emojis also reported being able to achieve an orgasm more easily.

Be careful world, your Emojis may be saying more about you than you mean to let on. And remember: always practice safe Emoji’ing.

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