if you told someone that people would soon be sending one another electronic messages full of cartoon smiley faces, they would have looked at you like, well.
But, the future is now, and we do indeed send each other emails, texts, and tweets all day long that contain hearts and sparkles, crying faces and laughing faces, and all sorts of creatures, great and small.
Not everyone is always on board with emoji, however. When it comes to sending emails that are serious or professional in nature, some worry that using emoji makes them look childish. Others simply don’t like them.