How to Decipher July's Most Popular Emoji

If you're a fan of emoji, there's a lot to celebrate right now. The winners of the World Emoji Awards will be announced later this month, and Android devices and iPhones received eight new emoji, including a "🫪" distorted face and an "🫍" orca, in March with the releases of One UI 8.5 and iOS 26.4, respectively. (Note: The new emoji may not display correctly for users whose devices aren't to the most recent software version.) While emoji can be fun, deciphering them can be challenging at times.

Over time, emoji meanings have become subjective, depending on the context of a message and wider cultural trends. A "😃" or "❤️" are easy to understand, but what's the difference between "😩" and "😭", and what does it mean when someone sends you food emoji like "🍆" or "🍑"?

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