Interpretation of 15 Most Used Emojis On Social Media

You might consider using a heart eye emoji to show your love for something, whether it be a new product or a blog article you want to promote on social.

2. Side Eye Emoji

This side eye emoji is most commonly used to express a smirk after someone makes a sarcastic or ambiguous joke that could seem serious, out of context. Ultimately, it’s a good emoji to use if you want to demonstrate a playful side to your brand, or if you’re making a joke and aren’t sure whether your audience will know you’re kidding.

For instance, you might playfully insinuate you understand most of your readers will be offline over the weekend, by saying in an email, “While we understand you’re probably dying to do more work over the weekend , we’ve put together a guide with suggestions for creating better work-life balance. Check it out here.”

3. Eyes Emoji

The eyes emoji is a simple and fun way to draw attention to a link or image you want to share with an audience. Instead of saying “Look at this”, you might consider using the eyes as a silly substitute.

For instance, take a look at how GREATS, a footwear brand, uses the eye emoji to elicit excitement and suspense over an upcoming release:

In this case, the eye emoji playfully suggests to the audience, “Keep an eye out — something new is coming soon”.

4. Embarrassed/Flushed Face Emoji

The flushed face emoji is a fantastic opportunity for your brand to demonstrate humility or gratitude for an achievement or award.

For instance, you might show the flushed face if you’re sharing an article that lists you as a top company in your industry. It is simply used to express happiness or joy.

5. Thinking Emoji

The thinking emoji is often used to demonstrate someone deep in thought, or pondering the validity of something. It can be used to express a level of doubt, like “Hmm … not sure about that“, in regards to a controversial issue.

Alternatively, you might use the thinking emoji after a question or poll on social media, simply to create a visual that indicates you want your audience to think about something.

6. Sweat Emoji

The smiling emoji with a sweat droplet is typically used to express a close call — while the sweat depicts a level of discomfort, the smile alludes to someone who’s thinking, “Phew! That could’ve been bad.”

For instance, if your coworker emails you moments before a meeting with an urgent, “Wait, where’s the most recent reporting deck with all our statistics?” You might send the deck back with a “Don’t worry — got it, right here ” response, alluding to the satisfaction you both feel over averting an issue.

7. Hand Up Emoji ‍

Typically, businesses use the hand up emoji to suggest a level of enthusiasm or participation, like “Sign me up!” For internal purposes, you might use the hands up emoji to get a headcount of people willing to help out.

For instance, if you see your team leader is asking for volunteers to pass out microphones during the next company meeting, you might send back a simple “‍” as your response.

Alternatively, you might use the hand up emoji to ask whether your social media audience agrees with you. For instance, you could post on Twitter, “Who thinks skittles are better than m&m’s? Give me a ‍if you agree!”

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8. The Laughing Emoji

The laughing emoji is one of the easiest ways to express humor or amusement. Oftentimes, when a coworker makes a joke in a slack channel, I’ll use the ” ” emoji as an alternative to “haha” or “lol”.

Additionally, the laughing emoji is an effective opportunity to demonstrate your brand’s sense of humor.

9. Monkey Emoji

The hiding monkey face emoji is a cute opportunity to express a level of shyness or embarrassment. For instance, your brand might use the monkey emoji after making a mistake, like this — “Hope you enjoyed our tool, even though it didn’t work the first time .”

Alternatively, you might use the hiding monkey face emoji to suggest you wish you hadn’t seen something. This can be humorous, particularly if you share a funny prank video with a “Yikes, that was rough ” caption.

10. Nail Polish Emoji

As you might’ve guessed, the nail polish emoji can be used to demonstrate a level of casualness or indifference. Some people believe it means “I’m prettier than you”, or an expression of arrogance or confidence, but typically, it isn’t used for any other reason than to articulate nonchalance or relaxation.

For instance, I might use the nail polish emoji to engage an audience by writing — “This weekend is all about rest  What are your weekend plans? Leave them in the comment section, below.”

11. Hand Emojis

HubSpot often uses various hand emojis to express emotion simply and effectively. For instance, the  expresses the same message as it does in real life — “that’s a-okay,” or “fine by me”.

Finally, the “” pointing finger emoji is effective for pointing at a link. Particularly when there’s a word limit, it’s a good idea to use the pointing finger instead of writing, “Check out this link”.

12. Waving Emoji

The waving emoji is a playful yet simple way to say “Hello” or “Goodbye.”. Consider incorporating it into your welcome email to display a level of warmth to your new subscriber.

Alternatively, you might use the emoji to playfully introduce your audience to a new product or service. For instance, Drop uses the in their email subject line to introduce its email subscribers to Drop’s new app:

13. Thumbs up emoji 

The thumbs-up is relatively universal, making it a classic emoji to use to either express your business’s approval or to ask for quick audience engagement.

For instance, you might write on Instagram, “What do you think of our new company logo? Give us a or “. This allows your audience to engage with your brand with very minimal effort on their part.

14. Kissy Face Emoji

A kissy face emoji is slightly different than a heart-eye emoji. While a heart-eye emoji shows your love for something, a kissy face emoji demonstrates your love for someone.

Typically, a kissy face should be reserved for one-on-one conversations, such as a texting conversation between you and your friend in which you say, “Great job at open-mic last night! You killed it “.

A kissy face, despite its innocent nature, is likely too emotionally charged for your business to use with your audience, unless you truly believe it aligns well with the tone of your brand.

15. Angry Face Emoji

While the angry face is undoubtedly a popular emoji to use with friends and family, it’s likely one you should avoid for business purposes. It is typically used to express strong disapproval or dislike for something, which is probably a negative emotion you want to avoid directing at your audience.

You should probably only use the angry face when communicating with a friend, one-on-one. For instance, you might text your friend, “Oh no! The movie is sold out so mad!”