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World Emoji Day: Importance of Emoji

New Delhi: ‘World Emoji Day’ is celebrated every year on 17 July. Nowadays everyone uses emoji on WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and other chatting apps. Sometimes, a small emoji sums up the entire message. There are various emojis available to express emotions like happiness, sadness, love, thanks or joke, which is why they have become an important part of our daily conversations.

But did you know that the meaning of the emojis we use daily is sometimes misunderstood? Every emoji has a specific meaning, which is determined by the ‘Unicode Consortium’. However, most people use emoji as per their understanding, which sometimes leads to misunderstandings. On the occasion of ‘World Emoji Day’, let us know about some of the emojis whose meaning is most misunderstood.

Folded Hands

Many people think of this emoji as a high-five, but its true meaning is folded hands. It is used to express greetings, thanks, prayers, respect or polite requests.

Many people consider this emoji to show ‘attitude or style’, whereas its real meaning is ‘to give help or information’. According to Unicode, it represents ‘Information Desk Person’ i.e. the employee present at the help desk. It is used to say ‘How can I help you?’ Or to give information, suggestions or assistance to someone.

Many people think of this emoji as ‘shooting star’ or ‘magic star’, but its true meaning is ‘dizzy, dizzy or surprised’. This emoji is used if someone is hurt, feeling dizzy or is shocked by something.

People often interpret this emoji as ‘being upset’ or ‘Oh no!’ Let us understand the expression. Whereas its correct meaning is ‘OK’ or ‘everything is fine’. In this the person makes ‘OK’ sign with both his hands.

Pride and Confidence (Face with Steam From Nose)

This is one of the most misunderstood emojis. Most people use it to show ‘anger or displeasure’, but according to Unicode its correct meaning is to show pride, confidence or happiness of success in some work. That is, this emoji shows a feeling like ‘I did it’ or ‘I am proud of myself’.

meaning of emoji

The word ’emoji’ is made up of two words of Japanese language. ‘E’ means Image and ‘Moji’ means letter or character. It means expressing your thoughts or feelings through pictures.