Emojis have meanings; do you know what your favourite emoji means

Using emojis can get tricky sometimes. You may be sending an emoji to someone that doesn’t mean what you really want to convey. The reason is there are a lot of emojis available on social media, with each one conveying a different emotion, and this is confusing as all of us are not aware about their meanings.

Here we bring you a short list of a few emojis that you may have been using incorrectly

1. Red heart: If you’re in the mood for romance

Red heart emoji is associated with romance and lovers        

Many people use this emoji even if they want to show compassion or happiness and friendship. Stop it from now on as red hearts are associated with romance and lovers. Go for purple if you want to show care and yellow to give off a kind and caring vibe. 

2. Face with steam from nose: Look of Triumph

Face with steam from nose emoji is used when you have finally achieved your objective against all odds 

I am quite sure; you might have been using this emoji when you feel frustrated, or someone has gotten on your nerves. But this is not what it signifies. It should be used when you have finally achieved your objective even though all the odds were against you, so it’s a look of triumph.

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3. Monkey covering eyes with hands: See No Evil

Monkey covering eyes with hands emoji represents see no evil

You must have been sending this emoji when you feel embarrassed or shy. If someone compliments, you reply with this emoji. But its purpose is something different. It represents seeing no evil, but we doubt that you’ll ever stop using it as the shy emoji.

4. Golden star with a long tail: Represents Dizziness

Golden star with long tail emoji represents dizziness

After seeing this emoji, all that comes to our mind is shooting stars. Many of you might be using it to say something special or wishing someone. Well, if you are doing so, I can’t tell how far you are from the actual meaning as this symbol represents dizziness. Confused right!  Just remember how dizziness is shown in comics and cartoons, it will help you to digest its meaning.

5. Woman tipping hand: Is Simply ‘May I help you’? 

Women tipping hand emoji represents an information desk person

Most of the girls must be using this emoji to show as if they don’t care about anything or try to be cheeky or sassy. Sorry to break it to you, but this emoji has nothing to do with being sassy. It instead represents an information desk person, and the girl is actually just gesturing ‘May I help you?’.

Similarly, there are many more emojis that we all might have been using wrongly without even being aware. In today’s scenario when emojis have started replacing words, it’s somewhat necessary that we understand their meanings to ensure that our messages (and thoughts) are delivered correctly.