When
to use the heart: 14 guidelines for emoji etiquette – from mashable.com
This was a common answer, especially
if they're a person you met through a dating app. Says Erin, events manager,
"I think you need to establish that you can speak IRL" before using
emoji like hearts, winking faces or romantic smilies. Similarly to the
so-called sexual emoji listed in No. 14 on our list, if you try to seduce too
quickly, your Tinder date could turn into a Tinder "don't text me
again."
2. Rely on more basic emoji, unless
you're super close...
Before you send a monkey emoji,
ensure you're good pals. Some people we asked said it was "awkward"
to get a poop emoji from an acquaintance. Rather than be perceived as juvenile,
wait until you know the person well enough to send the more quirky or obscure
emoji.
3. ...or use out-of-context emoji to
see if their sense of humor matches yours.
Says Cailey, travel intern,
"I’ll send a really, really...random emoji to those texts that really
don’t merit a response. If they text back an even weirder emoji, then they cool
and we can hang. But if they’re like, 'What does that mean?' they don’t get my
brand of humor and we probably don’t have a future."
4. In general, use emoji to
calibrate friends 👯
.
"I use emoji as soon as possible
because I like to test new friends," says Kellen, tech intern. The best
way to tell if using emoji is cool with the other person is to see if they send
them back. If not, don't take it personally; they may not be an emoji fan. From
there, either tone down the smilies or you do you anyway.
5. Bosses should use them
first.
Us interns unanimously agreed:
"I would never use an emoji with my boss until they used one first,
especially the first few weeks of working there. How do you know if
they like emojis? Do you think they like me? Where's the printer?"
6. When you unlock an inside
joke
This was an exchange between myself
and coworker Katie, establishing we were friends and that we could both send
one another emoji and memes, the basis of a true friendship.
7. Different color hearts 💜
💚
have different meanings.
Using the red heart early in a
conversation may come off a little love-aggressive. Green, blue and pink are a
bit more casual for flirting or friendships, agreed colleagues.
8. A simple smiley 🙂 tells
your boss you're a team player...
When texting with your boss, it’s
important not to come across as juvenile. It’s also important to show you know
who’s — for lack of a better term — boss. When Kelly, humor intern, was an
assistant at the start of her career, she would send a simple smiley. “When I
had to ask him to do things he may not have wanted to do, adding a simple
smiley would convey that I still knew I was his employee."
9. ...but it could also come off
creepy.
Another employee, who prefers to
stay anonymous in fear of being sent the simple smiley, says it's never okay to
use it. "It's creepy! Use something else. I prefer the upside down smiley 🙃.
If you're going to be a creep, go all out."
10. Don’t send your teacher the beer
emoji 🍺
.
Unless, of course, it’s your college
professor who’s hosting a wine and cheese gala. Emoji, in general, indicate a
casual conversation, so be wise about who to be casual with.
11. Don't add an emoji after their
contact until you're really sure.
This is a personal superstition. It
seemed that every time I added emoji to the end of a potential bae's contact it
would be over within a few weeks. With my ex, I felt the only appropriate emoji
for him was the bomb. (It was only a matter of time.)
12. "I use the sparkle heart
emoji to establish I am a princess as soon as possible."
If you're speaking with someone and
want to establish who is in charge early on within the conversation, Cailey,
travel intern, recommends using that shiny pink emoji with the stars.
13. Be extra cautious of the kissy
heart emoji 😘
.
Parents seem to love emoji, but they
don't always get it right. "My dad uses the kissing heart in texts
and I know he means it in like a loving parent way, but it makes me want to run
for the hills," says Proma, entertainment intern. You might need to
have "the talk" about emoji meanings. Please grandma, do not send the
eggplant again, I don't care what's for dinner.
14. Wait awhile to send your
mother-in-law an emoji.
It can be hard to gauge what your
significant other's parents think of you. Out of respect, maybe hold
off...unless they ask about grandkids too soon 😡 .
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