Other acceptable alternatives: the 😭 emoji (officially called “Loudly Crying Face”), or just writing “lol” (laughing out loud) or “lmao” (laughing my, well, you probably know the rest).

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Apparently, the skull and crying face emojis now communicate that something is funny. It’s emoji-slang for “I’m dead,” which also means funny.

Other acceptable alternatives: the emoji (officially called "Loudly Crying Face"), or just writing "lol" (laughing out loud) or "lmao" (laughing my, well, you probably know the rest). Seventeen ...

When words fail on social media, emojis often step in to fill the void: Those smiling, laughing and crying faces, among many other weird little images intended to help communicate emotion.

The top five favorite emoji in the United States include (face with tears of joy), (thumbs up), ️ (red heart), 藍 (rolling on the floor laughing face), and (crying face ...

the emoji showing a face crying with joyful laughter is still the most popular. The crying face is also one of the most-used. The flushed emoji may also communicate excitement.