Sahitya Shetty, 25, Indian senior account executive
Favourite emojis: Person shrugging, peace sign or victory hand, pile of excreta, eye roll, fire or flame
“I use emojis very often. In fact, the majority of my comments on Instagram are either solely emojis, or consist of them. Emojis do all the talking when I don’t have the right words.
New emojis: The three-finger salute invented and popularised by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. It would be a perfect way to offer encouragement, but be much cooler than a simple thumbs-up.”
Alex Le Chef, 39, French-Syrian public relations director
Favourite emojis: Folded hands to signify thanks, winking smiley, smiley face with sunglasses, smiling face with horns, crying face
“I tend to use emojis a lot when texting. I feel that emojis help convey emotions better, and especially difficult sentiments.
New emojis: Something that conveys disappointment aptly. Another one would be which conveys, ‘He’s on fire!’.
Sanjaya Ghising, 42, Nepal, an HSE manager
Favourite emojis: Grinning and laughing faces, thumps up, evil emoji and angry face.
New emojis: “I want smileys and emojis with real human pleasing faces and avoid using signs. They would more deeply express feelings.”
Naveed Mukhtar, 33, Pakistan, Sales Executive
Favourite emojis: Grinning and laughing faces, thumbs up, eye crunch, kissing face, okay and victory hands.
“[Emojis] one of the shortest and fastest modes of expressions. They saves time.”
New emojis: I think emojis are so many and they are sufficient to express any emotions, so I don’t want to create mine.
Jogi Rag Sikidar, India
Favourite emojis: Laughing emoji with tears
“I use it most because I believe that humour is needed in everyone’s life - you can turn any situation into humor.”
New emojis: “An icon singing its heart out.”
Devank Shukla, India
Favourite emoji: Where the tongue sticks out
“It is also my most used emoji’- who wants to have a serious conversation over text messages?.”
New emojis: “One for the conservation of natural resources of the planet, maybe water specifically or the environment in general. I believe it is crucial to create awareness in an interesting and fun way.”
Maria Jabbour, works in social media and marketing, 26
Favourite emoji: One with tears of joy. “I use this emoji [for laughter]. It’s the best way to show how much that message was funny.”
New emojis: A fainting emoji (to express something shocking in a funny way).
Hitiksha Vora, art collector
Favourite emoji: Folded hands. “I love all emojis so far, especially the cakes, flowers and birthday candles.”
New emojis: “Better emojis for expressing degrees of anger . Emoji like foot stamping or tearing hair. improvised emojis to show more range of emotions .”
