YOU may think you are just sending a hug or signalling agreement with a thumbs-up – but emojis might be a window to your soul.
Research shows the little icons thrown into a text or email can give away a lot about personality.
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It seems heavy use of them by men can be a sign of manipulative and neurotic behaviour.
And for women, an excessive use of emojis can indicate narcissism.
Experts analysed emoji habits of 285 university students, asking about their use of 40 symbols.
Grace MaCaskill discovers what they say about you . . .
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YOU ooze positivity and your glass is always half-full.
But there’s a possibility you are an overpleaser, making sure everyone else is happy at your own expense.
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OH poo! It’s quite likely you often feel disappointed or let down by others.
Maybe your expectations are just too high or you let negativity take over a lot of the time.
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THIS is mostly used when you are feeling sarcastic.
You are trying to pretend that everything is OK when really you are on the verge of exploding.
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SWEETHEART, if you habitually use these characters you are compassionate, loving and will help anyone going through a hard time.
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RAISE your hands in the air and let off the party poppers!
You are one of life’s cheerleaders, with bags of enthusiasm.
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FEELING fruity? It’s possible you are a very sexually driven person – or frustrated in that department.
If most of your conversations are sex-related, ask yourself why.
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ON fire and always agreeing 100 per cent? You are an enthusiastic person who sees the awesomeness in everything.
Be careful not to downplay any discomfort you feel.
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HAPPY tears! This means you are open with your emotions, especially with those close to you.
You feel things deeply but, if quiet in real life, this emoji may be a way of releasing pent-up emotion.
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UNSURPRISINGLY, this shows you are a deep thinker. You tend to second-guess people or find their behaviour puzzling.
Scepticism is OK in small doses but be careful it doesn’t become cynicism.
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LOOK here, you might be a bit of a drama queen.
If you are using this emoji it means you love a bit of gossip.
Just be careful you don’t take it too far and end up upsetting someone.