The Signs are There!

I am a huge fan of emojis and I have a set of go to symbols that cover most situations

🤣 – probably my most used when I am on WhatsApp or Social media. It replaced 😂 a few years ago as my go to but I still use both.

👍 – nice and simple and a very easy way of acknowledging a message. It’s not particularly expressive or exciting but it gets the job done.

🎉 – if someone has something to celebrate like a birthday or a promotion or similar. It’s a nice all purpose one that can be replaced or accompanied by a 👏 for a noteworthy personal achievement.

😊 – my smiley reaction has settled on this one nowadays. I have used most of the variations over the years but this seems to be the friendliest.

🤔 – a really effective way of indicating either thoughtfulness or perhaps confusion. I use it most often for the former reason. In the right situation it can also be a indication that the person is barking up the wrong tree!

🙄 – a current favourite because I often look up in my head in real life! Given everything that is happening in the world at the moment I seem to be using it more often than I used to!

🧐 – I had to include this because my work colleague and friend John is the absolute master of emoji use. He uses the monocle when I am writing about ballet or art or anything cultural! I love seeing this one because it always makes me laugh. He has a perfect emoji for every occasion and I definitely learnt to expand my emoji vocabulary from him.

❤️ – I love emojis!