"Frequently Used" Emojis: A Glimpse into the Soul

Emojis have become a popular way of incorporating emotions into text conversations by adding emphasis to the text or being used in replace of the text altogether. This digital form of communication began with symbols such as " :)" ":/" ":-(" and has now evolved into the icons that we know and love today.

IPhone creates a "frequently used" emoji section at the beginning of the emoji keyboard that reflects the emojis that the user uses most often. To see how these emojis are used to communicate and what we can assume about the user through investigation, I looked at a small group of individual's "frequently used" emojis. They were given a questionnaire to respond to and submitted a screenshot of their emojis as well. 

I wanted to look at how these icons are used to communicate messages, what different ways do people interpret them, and how this new digital communication may give a glimpse into the life of the individual.