Abstract: One of the drawbacks of digital communication is that it lacks non-verbal cues.It is difficult to convey emotions, feelings and attitudes through text messaging. One of the ways to overcome this drawback is the use of emojis along with the text. Emojis can be used to provide information as well as to express various emotions. But the emojis are susceptible to different perceptions. These perceptions are affected by various factors like age and gender. In the present study eight small messages were prepared along with the probable responses from the person who received it. Each message was repeated three times, first having only text and the other two with different emojis along with text. The participants were asked to choose most appropriate response for each message. The results showed that 1. Presence of emoji along with text makes responses more conclusive, 2. Different emojis convey different emotions, 3.Responses change according to emotions conveyed by emoji rather than the meaning of the statement and 4. Influence of some emojis is more polarizing than the others
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