Twitter data shows the world is making boring emoji choices

Bad news, world: Your emoji choices are truly bland.

In celebration of World Emoji Day Sunday — held annually on July 17 because that's the date shown on the emoji calendar, geddit? — Twitter has released the most tweeted emoji globally from mid-2015 to mid-2016. And, well, it's a little lacklustre. 

Worldwide, the most tweeted emoji is the "face with tears of joy," as dubbed by Unicode. It's followed by the smiling face with heart eyes and a weeping emoji. Where is the judgmental "thinking face?" Where is the "vulcan salute"? Where is any emoji with some personality?

Country by country, the situation is no better. It does look like much of the west is a little miffed, though. In the U.S., UK and Canada, the grimacing emoji took out the top spot. France and Italy — love hearts, really? It's too much.

Congratulations to Colombia, Brazil and Argentina, however, for living up to their celebratory reputations and choosing the music notes emoji. At least they're demonstrating some basic recreational interests. 

Interestingly, a breakdown of emoji state by state in the U.S. in 2015 delivered much more varied results. Including the fact that New Hampshire used alcohol emoji more than any other state.