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Prepare to cringe! Britain’s top 10 emoji ‘icks’ revealed – so are YOU guilty of using one of these icons?
- Music experts Magpie have revealed Britain’s top 10 emoji icks
- The “two hearts” emoji tops the list as the most ick-inducing
Whether it’s a happy smiling face or a cheeky eggplant, emoji are now a regular part of many Brits’ daily messages.
But if you’re a regular emoji user, a new report may fill you with dread.
Ahead of World Emoji Day next week, experts at musicMagpie have revealed Britain’s top 10 emoji ‘icks’.
Their findings suggest that several popular icons make us cringe — with the “two hearts” emoji topping the list as the most ick-inducing.
Liam Howley, Chief Marketing Officer at musicMagpie said: ‘With so much of our communication now being conducted through technological devices, it’s no wonder the ick has transcended the physical world and entered the digital world.’
Ahead of World Emoji Day next week, experts at musicMagpie have revealed Britain’s top 10 emoji ‘icks’. In the photo: the ‘wink’ emoji
For the study, musicMagpie asked 2,000 UK adults what they thought of various popular emoji
For the study, musicMagpie asked 2,000 UK adults what they thought of various popular emoji.
That was evident from the results the best emoji ick was the “two hearts” icon, with 45 percent of respondents finding this emoji worthless.
This wasn’t the only heart emoji considered an ick, with the “heart suit,” “red heart,” and “smiling face with hearts” also appearing in the top ten.
Other faces that topped the list were the “kissing face,” the “winking face,” and the “laughing face with open mouth and eyes tightly closed.”
Meanwhile, the top ten was completed by ‘person with folded hands’, ‘fire’ and ‘rolling eyes’.
In contrast, the least cringe-inducing emojis turned out to be the “party popper,” “flushed face,” and “partying face” emoji.
It’s not just emojis that make us cringe in messages.
MusicMagpie’s survey also found that poor grammar and punctuation are a major annoyance to 24 percent of Britons.
“It’s clear from the research that we need to do more than just brush up on our technical ways,” Mr Howley added.
The results showed that the most popular emoji icon was the “two hearts” icon, with 45 percent of respondents finding this emoji worth cringing
musicMagpie’s survey also showed that poor grammar and punctuation are a major annoyance for 24 per cent of Britons
The report comes shortly after a study suggested that using emoji in business emails could be a hindrance rather than a help.
Scientists indicate that using smiley emoji in work-related emails can make you appear incompetent, especially if you don’t know the recipient.
The researchers hope their findings will encourage people to think twice before adding emoji to professional emails.
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, looked at the effect of using emoji in work-related emails.
Dr. Ella Glikson, one of the study’s authors, said: “Our findings provide the first evidence that, unlike genuine smiles, smileys do not increase the perception of warmth and, on the contrary, decrease the perception of competence.”