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Ugnė Lazauskaitė

UNCOVERED: Men and women have different interpretations for emojis research shows - Caught on Camera

Women interpret emojis differently to men, a new study suggests.

Researchers selected 24 emojis—taken from Apple, Windows, Android, and WeChat platforms—and labeled them according to six emotional states: happy, disgusted, fearful, sad, surprised, and angry.

They found women were able to more accurately interpret happy, fearful, sad, and angry emoji labels compared to men.

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