The Tears Of Joy Emoji (😂) Tops The List Of Most Used Emojis In 2021

The last few years haven't been easy for the majority of people, but if the world's most popular emojis are any indication, we're still in high spirits. The top ten most-used emoji, according to the Unicode Consortium, are basically identical from last year (the organization didn't produce a list last year).

The Tears of Joy (😂) emoji was once again king. It accounted for 5% of total emoji usage. It was also the most tweeted emoji last year and the most popular in 2019.

The only emoji that comes close to Tears of Joy's popularity, according to the Unicode Consortium, is the Red Heart (❤️). The following are the rest of this year's top ten most-used emojis, all of which have a positive connotation:

• 🤣 - Rolling on the Floor Laughing
  
• 👍 - Thumbs Up Sign
  
• 😭 - Loudly Crying Face
  
• 🙏 - Folded Hands (aka the prayer emoji)
  
• 😘 - Face Blowing a Kiss
  
• 🥰 - Smiling Face With Three Hearts
  
• 😍 - Smiling Face with Heart-Shaped Eyes
  
• 😊 - Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes

New Emojis For 2019 Have Been Revealed

This years new Unicode emojis have been revealed,59 to be precise. You'll have to wait a while to see them. Unicode says new emoji "typically" arrive in September and October, or right around when Apple and Google release major OS updates. You might have to wait later still if your Android device maker doesn't provide updates right away. Check out ever new emoji in the video below. 

Apple Shows Off Some New Emojis In iOS 11

Apple has given emoji fans a tease of the 56 new emojis that are coming to iOS 11. The emoji include new smiley faces, more diversity options and new animals. There's the addition of a sandwich emoji as well as mythical creatures, such as a zombie, and a T-Rex. 

New Emojis Are On The Way

New emojis are on the way as the Unicode Consortium has released its next batch of emoji and text characters. The finalized set of 56 emoji includes a slew of outlandish people and beasts, including zombies, vampires, fairies and dinosaurs. Don't expect to use any of these new characters right away. Your device operating system will need an update to recognize them, and there's a good chance you'll be waiting a while. You'll likely have to wait until Android O to see them on a Google-powered phone, while the iPhone and iPad users will likely have to sit tight until iOS 11. Which new emojis are you excited to use ?

Microsoft Changed Its Ray Gun Emoji To A Real Gun

Before                                      After

It appears that Microsoft is doing the opposite of apple as after it changed its gun emoji to a water pistol in iOS 10, Microsoft replaced its toy pistol emoji with an a real looking gun. This was noticed as its Windows Anniversary Update became available on August 2. This was a part of a major emoji redesign that Microsoft detailed in a blog post. Before this, the company's representation for a gun looked more like a space ray gun, while the new image is a more realistic. What do you think of Microsoft doing this ? Seems inserting that each company is doing the opposite of the other. Usually one company copies the other. 

New Emoji’s Are Coming In iOS 10

There will also be an additional 100 new and redesigned emoji that will be available to iPhone and iPad users this Fall with iOS 10. These new emoji show women playing more sports and performing jobs that, before this update. A few examples are a woman riding a mountain bike, lifting weights, and playing basketball. There will also be redesigns of popular emoji, a new rainbow flag, and more family options. Apple is also replacing its gun emoji with a more friendlier looking water pistol. This is in an effort to bring more gender and race options to existing characters. Apple, Unicode, Google, and other companies have the power to promote change, and making important tweaks to a popular way people communicate on their phones is one way to do it.

72 New Emojis Are Coming To A Smartphone Near You

The Unicode emoji library just got bigger with 72 new emojis. When version 9.0 is released in June, selfie, shrug, facepalm, bacon, avocado and  so much more  new emoji will be added. Even though the new additions will be included in Unicode this month, you'll still have to wait until Apple and Google add them to their software. 

Here Are All The New Emojis That Are Coming Android

If you have friends with an iPhone you’ll probably know that they have more than 180 new emojis that Android users cannot enjoy yet. Though that will change soon. Google is rolling out an update to its Nexus devices next week that will bring them up to par with the iPhone and will provide third-party device’s the update as well. In the image below, you can get an early glimpse at the emojis that are on the way.  

UPDATE 12/8/15 - Google’s Android 6.0.1 update is rolling out today and will add all the new emoji's.

Google Promises That The New Emojis Are Coming To Android

Android users will soon have the new emojis that iOS users have in iOS 9.1. Emoji icons are now part of the Unicode Standard, once in a while it gets updated to include new ones. Android currently supports Unicode 6.0, but with iOS 9.1, Apple added support for Unicode 8.0. Android SVP Hiroshi Lockheimer promises that Google is “on it” as he took to Twitter to ensure Android users that it is listening. Lockheimer didn’t say when that would happen, but hopefully Android users won’t have to wait too long. What do you think of the new emojis ? 

UPDATE 12/03/15 - After plenty of complaints from Android users over the lack of new emoji's, Google's Senior Vice President of Android, Chromecast, and Chrome OS, Hiroshi Lockheimer has confirmed on Twitter that new emojis will be coming to Google’s Nexus devices next week.

iOS 9.1 Will Give iOS Users New Emoji’s

Apple has released the first beta of iOS 9.1 to developers, and now the company has made iOS 9.1 available to public beta testers. iOS 9.1 includes features for the iPad Pro, adding support for accessories like the Smart Keyboard and the Apple Pencil, both of which are designed for the iPad Pro. iOS 9.1 also includes support for Unicode 8, introducing a selection of new emoji like taco, burrito, unicorn face and more. You can see all of the new emoji’s in the picture below. iOS 9.1 will likely be released to the public alongside the iPad Pro in November.

New Diverse Emoji’s Coming To OS X And iOS

Apple has included diverse emojis into OS X 10.10.3 beta 2 and iOS 8.3 beta for developers. Emojis have exploded in popularity after being released within iOS 5, as they’re seen as a quick way to show expression. With the change within the new betas, more ethnicities are now being supported, along with 32 new country flags.