Dictionary First of the Day: Face With Tears of Joy Emoji Has Been Named Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2015

This is the first time that a pictograph has been used as a Word of the Year. According to the Oxford Dictionaries blog,  was the best word they could come up with that captured the "ethos, mood, and preoccupations of 2015"

The chart below shows the rise in usage of the  emoji, making it the most used emoji worldwide.