An emoji’s worth a thousand words — but some may say more than others.
A Google Trends report revealed the most popular emojis of the last six years.
The sideways crying-while-laughing face emoji, which expresses uncontrollable laughter, was crowned the most used emoji of 2026.
In 2025, the niche emoji of a pinching hand came in the lead, which is most commonly used as a cheeky way of asking, “What do you want?” or it can be texted to connote a “chef’s kiss” level of rightness.
Apparently, 2024 was the year of “no,” as the shaking head horizontally emoji took the top spot. This can range from expressing a simple negative response, but often…
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