If you frequently use social media or enjoy scrolling through the internet’s never-ending supply of emojis and memes, you’ve likely encountered the ubiquitous skull emoji 💀. But what does ...

Last night my 21-year-old daughter, who goes to college in another state, texted me a skull 💀 emoji followed by a crying emoji 😭. It was a strange response to a photo I sent earlier that day.

In the past few years, for instance, the skull emoji has transformed into a symbol to communicate humor or irony. Much like an exclamation point or question mark, it can serve to both separate ...

Tyler Schnoebelen has discovered something curious about why people use the skull emoji. Schnoebelen is a linguist and the chief analyst for Idibon, a firm that interprets linguistic data.

Many people also consider it one of the most overly used emojis. Notably, the “Skull” emoji is also going extinct with a ...

For example, older social media users might see the 'skull' emoji as a literal symbol of death or as a sign that someone is figuratively dead - as in 'dead tired' after exercise. But for younger ...

The emoji research also revealed some glaring regional differences between which icons people use most. The U.S. is the only nation with the Skull emoji in the top 10. In fact, the icon ...

‘Now I am become *skull emoji*, the destroyer of worlds’ ‘Now I am become *skull emoji*, the destroyer of worlds’ Along with the title change, Sony released a promotional image for the ...

The main meaning of the skull emoji is death and paranormal activity - that's why it is mostly used during Halloween. When referring to death it isn't used seriously, because it would be ...