While most popular characters are harmless fun, other seemingly-innocent symbols have ... to nitrous oxide (laughing gas). Finally, if you see the phone and money emoji being used in conjuction ...

For many Gen Z users, the original laughing emoji is seen as overused and a bit ... traditionally used to ward off evil. While once a symbol of myth and legend, it’s now more likely to symbolise ...

Confused why the comment sections on TikTok are flooded with chair emoji? You're not alone. In the past week TikTok users have started replacing the laughing emoji with the chair emoji.