19 Emojis You Didn't Know Were Wrong
19.
The Sassy girl emoji- You’ve probably used this one to express attitude or sassiness.
The girl is iconically represented in the Apple artwork as a girl holding out her hand,
kind of like if she were carrying an invisible tray of drinks.
But instead it has an entirely different meaning, she means information desk person.
It was initially created to represent a person at an information desk helping people with
answers and questions.
18.
The peace sign Emoji- There’s a chance you’ve used this emoji as a peace sign, or to hold
up the number two.
But what it really means is Victory.
This one seems pretty straight forward, but apparently we’ve all been using this one
wrong.
17.
The “HMPH” emoji- Although it looks like a frustrated, upset expression and looks like
this emoji is about to walk away huffing and puffing.
It’s supposed to mean triumph with air coming out of their nose in pride.
Kind of like when you are so proud of yourself and feeling confident.
16.
The praying hands- From the looks of it, it appears that these two hands are in prayer
form, or some people mistake it for two hands high fiving.
It can easily be a debate whether it’s a high five or praying hands.
But they are hands pressed together in a Japanese gesture of apology.
But you can use it for either one if you want!
15.
The shocked Emoji- The emoji that has Xs for eyes and its mouth open might be mistaken
for a deceased look, Is actually intended to demonstrate astonishment.
Like your so stunned or surprised about something that your’e eyes can’t take it.
14.
The girl with her arms up in the air above her head- It might appear that she's doing
the “A” in the “YMCA, ” but it's actually a symbol that means “OK."
This could be a response to your friends about plans you have for later and instead of typing
out the word okay, you can put this emoji instead to make it more fun.
13.
The Japanese Ogre- The red faced emoji that looks like a mask or a devil but what it means
is a Japanese ogre, a monster commonly found in Japanese art and literature.
They are very popular in Japanese art, theatre, and literature.
They usually are portrayed as gigantic creatures with wild hair, sharp claws, and two long
horns coming out of their heads.
12.
The disappointed but relieved face- The face that looks like a crying emoji at first glance,
but if you pay attention to where the water droplet is on the face, you’ll notice it’s
on the side of the face not under the eye, signifying sweat.
Disappointment and relief, rather than tears.
11.
The Grinning face with smiling eyes- It sort of looks like an impatient cringing face expression
but it’s an extremely smiley, incredibly happy emoji.
Emoji exploded with popularity in 2012, mostly thanks to the technology of iOS 6 that allowed
these animated communication characters to be possible today.
10.
The kissy face- This face looks like it’s whistling and blushing at the same time.
but it’s just another kissy face emoji, one grade below the kissing face with a heart
on its mouth.
It shows flirtation without being over the top and showing that you're in love with someone.
Maybe you can use this to send to your friends or even on a first date.
9.
The savoring delicious food face- The emoji with its tongue hanging out is very commonly
used as a goofy or teasing emoji, but it just means you are enjoying your food!
Use this when you’re at a family dinner or telling your friends how good your meal
is!
8.
The Hot Springs- WIthout a doubt this looks like red steam coming from a hot cup of coffee
or tea, but its real meaning means “hot springs.”
like a hot springs pool you would find while hiking.
This one can be really misleading and most likely used wrong by almost everyone, but
now you know!
7.
The “Weary Cat” face- This cat’s big white eyes and shocked face expression with
its paws on its face looks like it’s worried or shocked about something.
But Unicode insists it is actually just a weary cat.
6.
The sleepy face- It seems like this emoji is either crying a single tear or sick.
It’s supposed to depict someone sleeping.
In anime, the blue tear is used to show that a character is snoozing, and it makes sense
because emoji originated in Japan.
5.
The shooting star- It apparently looks like a yellow shooting star, but this is a dizzy
emoji, again, since emoji originated in japan and is similar to anime, it’s supposed to
look like the stars that circle around a person’s head when they fall over or when their heads
start to spin.
A good time to use this would be when you come down with the flu, or your crush is near
you.
4.
The Love Hotel- Most people assume the pink building with an H on the front is a hospital,
but the truth is a lot more scandalous than you think.
In actuality, it was created to mean "love hotel," also known as a hotel where you can
book a room by the hour, check in with your lover and leave shortly after.
3.
Too nervous to play it cool- This is the emoji with a huge smile on it’s face and a drop
of sweat on its forehead.
You might think this is used for when you get done at the gym, but it actually means
that you’re really nervous about something you’re about to do.
For example, if you're heading to a job interview or meet someone for a first date, you can
use this emoji to show your trying to play it cool even though you might be freaking
out on the inside.
2.
Spirit Fingers- Commonly known as spirit fingers or jazz hands, but you’re supposed to use
this one when you want to hug it out with someone.
This one is tough to figure out, hugging would probably be the last thing most of us would
use this emoji for.
1.
Open book- The blue open book with writing on the pages, you’d never be able to notice
without zooming in, but the text on the book pages is actually from Apple’s famous “Think
Different” ad.
Pretty tricky and clever.
Too bad we can’t find out more and turn the page!