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Emojis are ideograms and smileys used in electronic messages and web pages. They exist in various genres, including facial expressions, common objects, places and types of weather, and animals. They are much like emoticons, but emojis are actual pictures instead of typographics. Originally meaning pictograph, the word emoji comes from Japanese e (絵, “picture”) + moji (文字, “character”). The resemblance to the English words emotion and emoticon is purely coincidental. We’re here to decode the deep meaning behind them.

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A screaming face with two hands holding the jaw and cheeks, in a Home Alone-style pose.

Also Known As

  • Home Alone Emoji
  • Scream Emoji
  • Scream Face Emoji
  • The Scream

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A person dancing solo, at a party, club, or ball.

The Apple artwork for this Emoji features dancing woman in a red dress, who has no facial features or hands.

Also Known As

  • フラメンコ
  • Dancing Emoji
  • Dancing Woman Emoji
  • Salsa Dancer

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A moon with a face, hiding in shadow. Perceived to be a creepy moon, this is a regular new moon, with a face on it. This emoji has also inspired a movement of Twitter accounts.

Also Known As

  • Dark Moon Face
  • Creepy Moon Face
  • What nightmares are made of
  • Thomas the Tank Engine
  • The only emoji remotely representative of black people
  • known as “molester moon” from smosh

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Face with scrunched up and closed eyes, frowning. Used to show helplessness in a situation. May be on the verge of tears.

Also Known As

  • 表情(あちゃー)
  • Scrunched Eyes Emoji
  • Helpless Face Emoji
  • Struggling Emoji
  • “Never Give Up”

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The disappointed face has closed eyes, and a frowning mouth.

Not to be confused with the pensive face which has eyes that show disdain, as opposed to the sadness and disappointment in these closed eyes.

Also Known As

  • 表情(がっかり)
  • Sadface Emoji
  • Sad Emoji
  • Depressed Emoji

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This face is not amused. This is not a face of sadness, it is more of a grumpy, displeased look. Used to express dissatisfaction.

The eyes are distinct in their sideways glance, and could be interpreted as an eye-roll, or general disinterest.

Also Known As

  • 表情(しらー)
  • Dissatisfied Emoji
  • Unimpressed Emoji
  • Disgusted Emoji
  • “You Little Shit” Emoji
  • SMH
  • Ugh…
  • -_-

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Pleasantly content. Happy, but not over the top.

Also Known As

  • 表情(ほっ)
  • Please Emoji
  • Satisfied Emoji

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This emoji could be used to show one’s disappointment towards someone else or a situation, or could simply be viewed as being sad in general/.

Also Known As

  • 表情(考え中)
  • Pensive Emoji
  • Sadface Emoji
  • Sad Emoji
  • Sorrowful Emoji
  • Remorseful Emoji

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