The “face with tears of joy” continued a six-year streak of being the most used emoji this past year, despite being deemed “uncool” by Gen Z users, according to the “State of Emoji ...

the Oxford English Dictionary announced that their Word of the Year was the emoji 'Face with Tears of Joy'. The OED chose this emoji because they said it best reflected the passing year in language.

Based on Facemoji’s findings, the “face with tears of joy” 😂 topped the ranks as the most-used emoji six years in a row. “That’s not at all surprising once you understand how these ...