Although the laughing emoji normality has changed through the years due to the constant use of TikTok and other platforms, we can look at some of the normal ones that have been used the most.
Some of those include the following:
2010-2020 Laughing Emoji ๐ (Also notably the word of the year in 2015 by Oxford)
2020-2021~2023 Skull Emoji ๐ (Still commonly used, but not as popular and seen as cringe by today's standards)
2021-2021 Chair Emoji ๐ช (Started as an inside joke but never caught on)
2023-2024 Sobbing Emoji (Loudly Crying Emoji) ๐ญ (Still used in tandem with today's laughing emojis)
2024-Present Wilting Flower Emoji + Empty Battery Emoji ๐ฅ๐ชซ (Used to signify more depression than humor)
With this list, we can also observe the slight decline through the years that Gen Z has been putting in affect as the "new normal". Ever since the crying emoji in 2023, Gen Z had started basing more of their humor off of darker jokes. This can also be observed with the wilting flower and empty battery emojis as they signify weakness or sadness. One popular way it's used is as acceptance. Memes that include horrible scenarios with no way of the reader/speaker getting out is another popular scenario. Although I'm not trying to make my generation's dumb memes sound sophisticated in any way shape or form, it is interesting to see how the laughing emoji norm has changed over the years and the new humor that develops alongside it.
Some of those include the following:
2010-2020 Laughing Emoji ๐ (Also notably the word of the year in 2015 by Oxford)
2020-2021~2023 Skull Emoji ๐ (Still commonly used, but not as popular and seen as cringe by today's standards)
2021-2021 Chair Emoji ๐ช (Started as an inside joke but never caught on)
2023-2024 Sobbing Emoji (Loudly Crying Emoji) ๐ญ (Still used in tandem with today's laughing emojis)
2024-Present Wilting Flower Emoji + Empty Battery Emoji ๐ฅ๐ชซ (Used to signify more depression than humor)
With this list, we can also observe the slight decline through the years that Gen Z has been putting in affect as the "new normal". Ever since the crying emoji in 2023, Gen Z had started basing more of their humor off of darker jokes. This can also be observed with the wilting flower and empty battery emojis as they signify weakness or sadness. One popular way it's used is as acceptance. Memes that include horrible scenarios with no way of the reader/speaker getting out is another popular scenario. Although I'm not trying to make my generation's dumb memes sound sophisticated in any way shape or form, it is interesting to see how the laughing emoji norm has changed over the years and the new humor that develops alongside it.
by mfomari March 27, 2025
Get the Laughing Emoji (Popular Consensus)mug. This is often used as internet slang and online. When you see this, it is the flag of the Islamic Sultanate of Qarsherskiy.
OMG, I am so proud to be from the Islamic Sultanate of Qarsherskiy, โ๐ฝ ๐บ {๐ดQล-flag-emoji}
by Azovstok June 9, 2023
Get the {๐ดQล-flag-emoji}mug. An online indicator for a sexual predator that won't get hidden, removed, or shadow banned if commented under posts/posts about them/in videos/etc.
- Similar to grape emoji (๐) which is used to indicate a certain nonconsensual act. -
- Similar to grape emoji (๐) which is used to indicate a certain nonconsensual act. -
predator posts tweet/picture/etc
Comments: ๐๐๐๐
A: "What can we even do about sexual predator? Police didn't do shit!"
B: "Well, first of all, if nothing else, I'm gonna spam the strawberry emoji (๐) on all of their accounts."
A: "Did you get it too??? He just messaged everyone pics of her as revenge porn!"
B: "Send back strawberries and report him."
A: "How do I safely warn others? I could post him with strawberries in the caption to begin with."
A: "A new Harvey Weinstein movie is coming out... The comments on the trailer are literally all just strawberries."
Comments: ๐๐๐๐
A: "What can we even do about sexual predator? Police didn't do shit!"
B: "Well, first of all, if nothing else, I'm gonna spam the strawberry emoji (๐) on all of their accounts."
A: "Did you get it too??? He just messaged everyone pics of her as revenge porn!"
B: "Send back strawberries and report him."
A: "How do I safely warn others? I could post him with strawberries in the caption to begin with."
A: "A new Harvey Weinstein movie is coming out... The comments on the trailer are literally all just strawberries."
by ginsbergay May 7, 2025
Get the Strawberry Emoji (๐)mug. The begging emoji (๐ฅบ) Is an emoji used by 5 year olds on Twitter asking something to be free in a video game. For example: you go on Minecraft's Twitter to see what's new, you open the latest tweet and head over to the replies, and you come across a five year old asking for minecraft to be free. Really annoying.
7 year old: plzzzz make minecraft free I cant afford it ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ
Me: you can't just ask anything for free, kid, not with all of those begging emojis
Me: you can't just ask anything for free, kid, not with all of those begging emojis
by Wolf_Gamer May 19, 2021
Get the Begging emojimug. used to be cool but now if you use them any other way other than ironically, you are automatically not cool
by urmom25582 November 22, 2021
Get the emojimug. When you get a text from someone and It has a X instead of an emoji because you have an older phone.
A: Hey, I just saw a X!!!!
J: Frustrated. What is an X?
A: A Moose!!!
J: That's cool. I couldn't see it on my phone. I have Emoji Envy.
J: Frustrated. What is an X?
A: A Moose!!!
J: That's cool. I couldn't see it on my phone. I have Emoji Envy.
by hitman5313 February 8, 2024
Get the Emoji Envymug. code name for a guy who tells you they like you but refuses to tell his ex about and makes out with other bitches at the bar in front of you. But you still stay with him.
by LVIprenee November 14, 2022
Get the Blue heart butterfly emojimug.