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The facts
- Oxford Dictionaries picked the 😂 emoji, Face with Tears of Joy, as its Word of the Year for 2015. Wikipedia
- Shigetaka Kurita's set of 176 emoji for the Japanese carrier NTT Docomo, made in 1999, is in the collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art. Wikipedia
- Unicode added emoji to its standard in 2010, which is why the same emoji shows up across different phones. Wikipedia
Facts checked against their sources on November 4, 2026.
Why people are split
😂 users say it's the classic and everyone knows what it means. 💀 users read it as "I'm dead, that's so funny", and plenty of them think 😂 is what a parent sends.
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A fun poll that anyone can vote in, once per device. It's not a scientific survey.
FAQ
What does the skull emoji mean?
In texts it usually means "I'm dying of laughter", as in something was so funny it killed you.
Is the crying laughing emoji cringe?
Some younger users see it as dated. Plenty of people use it every day, so it depends on who's reading.
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