Gen Zers have called out the popular thumbs-up emoji for being “rude” and “hostile,” but other emojis can be used to help you come across as “more likable.” ...

Are you literal or ironic with emojis? Celebrate World Emoji Day by exploring the results of CNN’s texting quiz — and then taking it yourself.

One emoji, however, was correctly identified by only 44%. The “folded hands” emoji was shown by our data to be the least understood despite not being perceived that way by our respondents.