Thumbs up emoji causing chaos over its not-so-friendly subtle meaning | USA TODAY

Emoji miscues are often worth a laugh, but they can sometimes get users in trouble because of the subtle meaning behind the graphic.

RELATED: Apple unveils new emojis in recent update for iPhones, other devices

Last night my 21-year-old daughter, who goes to college in another state, texted me a skull 💀 emoji followed by a crying emoji 😭.

It was a strange response to a photo I sent earlier that day. (For context, the photo was of me trying to get my head unstuck from a very complicated sweater situation. Did she think I was going to accidentally choke myself? Death by double-knit?)

» Subscribe to USA TODAY:
» Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY:
» USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR.

#Emoji #Text #Phone

16 comments

  1. You’re seriously trying to tell people how to use emoji? 🙄
    If a thumbs up can be used to convey sarcasm while in person, it also can be used to convey it in emoji form. That’s how human expression works geniuses. It’s not “misusing” them.
    So stop virtue signaling and try reporting on something that’s actually click worthy.

  2. Despite the economic downturn, I’m happy ☺️. I have been earning $60,200 returns from my $10,000 investment every 21 days

    1. I’m from England, I and two others of my friend’s tried her immediately we testified, her performing wonders

    2. Long term investment is the best now. I invested $20,500 with Mrs Grace and i top up my trade with $500 every week. Now, I’m having over $147,345 on my dashboard. Toping up your trade is really important.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.