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The Guide To Surviving Apple's New Emoji Update

Because tech-savvy is the new black.

Katlin Sarantou
Oct 26, 2015
University of Dayton
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The Guide To Surviving Apple's New Emoji Update

As some of you may or may not know Apple's new iOS 9.1 update includes 184 new emoji updates. That's right folks, our emoji vocabulary just expanded to exponential possibilities. In the midst of this chaos, I've decided to make a guide to help us novices use these new emojis to the full potential of their awesomeness. With that, let us begin with a few of my favorites.

The Nerd

Finally! An emoji for my people! This emoji is obviously meant for casual conversation. Netflix binge *nerd face, just saw a cute squirrel *nerd emoji, reading some Jane Austen *nerd emoji. Really, the possibilities are endless.

The Eye Roll

I'm all about this sass. This will most likely become the most used emoji in my conversations with my boyfriend. I noticed you didn't call me on your drive home from school *eye roll emoji. #highmaintenance4life

The Thinking Face

Trying to decide what's for dinner? What time to start that movie? To swipe left or right? This emoji's got you.

The Detective


When it comes time for some major Facebook stalking, this emoji is the perfect fit. We feel like freaking Sherlock Holmes when we uncover something in our best friend's sketchy boyfriend's page, and finally we have an emoji to express our excitement. Sketchy boyfriends everywhere beware.

The Middle Finger

Not sure why this has been one of the top requested emojis, but hey, y'all, it's here! Why do I have a feeling this is going to be a regular image in my roommate group chat?

The Taco

Also one of the top requested emojis. I mean, I love Mexican food as much as the next girl, but not sure I get the hype. The only acceptable way to use this emoji is to have it followed by a thousand hearts and a trip to Taco Bell.

The Unicorn

The most majestic of all the emojis. This can be used in place of the princess emoji. Requesting your man to bring you some pizza *insert unicorn emoji, needing a little love *insert unicorn emoji, describing your beautiful self *insert unicorn emoji.

Man in Business Suit Levitating

Finally, I leave you with the most perplexing of all the new emojis. What does he mean? No one is sure. Is he a genie, or does he represent something larger like the power of the male-dominated workforce? Either way, you can throw this guy in the middle of any conversation to confuse the heck out of the person you are texting.

Happy texting, friends!

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