I also told them how the thumbs up emoji is often interpreted as passive aggressive, and that the only time I’d use the laughing-crying (“face with tears of joy”) emoji is under duress. Despite ...

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The Last Word delves into the finer points of legal writing and grammar for lawyers, including this installment on the use of emojis in legal writing.

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No, the new emojis are currently only available with Apple's latest update for iPhones i.e. iOS 18.4. Even if iPhone users with older iOS versions are sent this emoji they will see a blank icon.

If you subscribe to Snapchat+ (£3.99 a month) it comes with the “peek a peek” feature, which means you can catch someone in the act of half-swiping, as the eyeball emoji pops up when they do it.