Sometimes words just aren't enough to convey what you have to say. Emoji has been around since 1999, but these winky faces and seemingly random characters have only caught on fairly recently.

Sometimes words just aren't enough to convey what you have to say. Emoji has been around since 1999, but these winky faces and seemingly random characters have only fairly recently caught on.

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However, the use of emoji was seen as that of laughing instead of concern, leading to him receiving heat online. "What is the best word to describe a person who laughs at others’ pain??