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Revealed: The most popular emoji on Tinder in 2023 – and the secret meaning behind it

  • The most popular emojis have been revealed in Tinder's Year in Swipe 2023 report
  • The “always on” emoji is at the top, showing that single people are open to new things

By Shivali Best for Mailonline

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From friendly smiley faces to smiling peaches, emojis now form an essential part of many of our daily conversations.

Now, Tinder has revealed the most popular emojis used on its app in 2023.

You might expect romantic-themed characters like love hearts or kissing faces to appear in the top menu.

But it seems single people are instead opting for some unexpected emojis this year, including several with hidden meanings.

“The year was marked by overarching themes such as positivity, optimism, and a focus on self-improvement through building relationships with others,” Tinder said.

From friendly smiley faces to smiling peaches, emojis now form an essential part of many of our daily conversations. Now, Tinder has revealed the most popular emojis used on its app in 2023

Topping the list is the “always on” emoji, which has a blue box with the word “on” above a double-ended arrow

The best Tinder emojis of 2023

  1. Always available
  2. Yerba mate
  3. prayer beads
  4. plaster
  5. A bouquet of flowers

The most popular emojis have been revealed in Tinder's Year in Swipe 2023 report.

Topping the list is the “always on” emoji, which features a blue box with the word “on” above a double-ended arrow.

“Singles have used emojis to let potential matches know that they are ready to try great new things or even that they are ready to explore a new relationship,” Tinder explained.

They introduced it into bios to indicate openness and optimism.

'Examples from a resume include 'I bring positive energy and try to make the most of every situation.'

An emoji depicting yerba mate – a popular drink similar to coffee and tea – has also proven popular this year.

“Yerba mate appears to be the health drink of choice and an alternative to inebriated alternatives,” Tinder explained.

Meanwhile, two emojis depicting zen and wellness appeared in the top list.

Singles have opted for some unexpected emojis this year, including several with hidden meanings

This year's top emojis represent a sharp contrast to the dating app's top characters last year, according to Tinder

Prayer beads – a symbol of Zen, mental health and mindfulness – were the third most popular emoji, followed by plaster, which is used by individuals on a journey to healing, according to Tinder.

Finally, the more traditional emoji of a bouquet of flowers rounds out the top five.

“A bouquet is the ultimate romantic gesture or gesture,” Tinder added.

This year's best emojis stand in sharp contrast to last year's best.

The blue 'P' was the most widely used emoji in 2022, used to express positivity, rather than the intended meaning of 'parking'.

This was followed by Reformed Heart, Red Flag, Kangaroo and Mist.

How did online dating become so popular?

The first incarnation of the dating app can be traced back to 1995 when Match.com was first launched.

The website allows single individuals to upload a profile and photo and chat with people online.

The goal of the app was to allow people looking for long-term relationships to meet.

eHarmony was developed in 2000, and two years later Ashley Madison, a site dedicated to infidelity and cheating, debuted.

A large number of other dating sites with a unique target demographic were created in the next ten to fifteen years including: OKCupid (2004), Plenty of Fish (2006), Grindr (2009), and Happn (2013).

In 2012, Tinder was launched and was the first dating platform based on “swipe” technology.

After its initial launch, its use grew and by March 2014 there were one billion matches per day worldwide.

In 2014, Tinder co-founder Whitney Wolfe Herd launched Bumble, a dating app that empowers women by allowing only females to send the first message.

The popularity of mobile dating apps like Tinder, Badoo, and more recently Bumble has been attributed to the growing number of younger users with busy schedules.

In the 1990s, there was a stigma attached to online dating, as it was seen as a desperate, last-ditch effort to find love.

This belief has been dispelled, and now about a third of marriages are between couples who met online.

A 2014 survey found that 84 percent of dating app users were using online dating services to search for a romantic relationship.

Twenty-four percent reported that they used online dating apps explicitly for sexual encounters.

(Tags for translation) Daily Mail

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