And of course, we've got a cryptid. While new emoji have proven surprisingly political in the past, this update seems more focused on crowd-pleasers, and I'd say it's doing a good job of it.

According to a 2023 study, the most popular emoji in existence is the crying with laughter mark, followed by the ROFL, the red heart and the folded hands.

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As if anyone needed it, there’s a new way to kill time on social media. Instagram has hidden an emoji-based game within the direct messaging feature of their smartphone app — and people are ...