The “face with tears of joy” continued a six-year streak ... You’re not alone The most-used emoji in China is the “grinning face with sweat”, according to site Emojiall.

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Use of the word emoji has increased dramatically on a global scale, as well as the use of the images themselves. The Face with Tears of Joy emoji was the most used image worldwide, prompting Oxford to ...