[socraticmethod]

Imagine saying "Awww yisss" as an emoji, only you don't actually have to say "aww yiss."

[reaperducer]

you don't actually have to say "aww yiss."

But you just did. So what does the emoji add to communication? And how does one get the secret decoder ring for it?

There are plenty of emojis that mean different things in different cultures. Some quite amusing.