The Tears of Joy was one of the most popular symbols used in the year.
The heart symbol is the only other one that comes close to the emoji's five percent of use.
In 2021, there were also rolling on the floor laughing face, thumbs up, loudly crying face, hands pressed together, face blowing kiss, face with hearts, face with heart eyes, and smiling face.
Laughing face and red heart were the top two emoji in the past couple of years, but the last time the data was shared was in 2019. There are some new to the top 10 list, such as thumbs up and face with hearts.
The top used symbols, clothing, animals, travel, objects, and food are also shown on the graphs on the website.
Party popper is the most popular event emoji. Fire is the most popular weather and the rose is the most popular plant. The butterfly and rabbit face are the most used mammal and bug symbols.
The crown is the most popular of the clothing and sweet food items. The most popular drink is hot beverage, and strawberry is the most popular fruit.
The full breakdown of the most popular emoji can be found in the Unicode Consortium's full breakdown.
