What do the different heart emojis mean? Here's the meaning of all 27 heart emojis and when and how to use them!

But this World Emoji Day (17 July) people are only just realising the real meaning behind the seemingly innocent 'dancing girls' emoji - and some are horrified to discover the truth.

As emoji and emoticons have rocketed from web slang to the unofficial language of the Internet age, authorities contend the symbols have been used to stalk, harass, threaten or defame people.

More than 90 percent of the online population speaks emoji. When you talk about careers like detectives, and police officers, you usually see emoji like a man with a magnifying glass and a policeman.

Facebook gets down with diversity and girl power with 1,500 new emoji The new emoji are now available in Facebook’s Messenger app across all platforms, the company said in a post.