Someone finishes a project: Throw in the dancing banana! Sales numbers are thisclose to goal: Enter a bopping Mario and Luigi. People are downloading positive, celebratory animated emoji to add to ...

Whether it's a friendly smiley face or a cheeky aubergine, emoji now form a staple part of ... squiggles bursting out of a cloud. The 'ballet dancer' shows a dancer performing an arabesque ...

Of the six billion emoji that are sent globally every day, around 70% are emotion based – for example, smiley face, love hearts. A smaller proportion of the emoji sent are sad expressions.