Facebook makes its emojis talk as its launches Soundmojis on messenger

• Facebook has launched Soundmoji.
• It enables users to send short sound clips in Messenger chat.

Every day, people send more than 2.4 billion messages with emojis on Messenger. Emojis add color and vibrancy to Messenger chats all over the world, and we rely on them to say what words can’t. Now imagine if your emojis could talk, what sound would they make? Messenger’s latest expression tool, Soundmojis, does exactly that. Your chats just got a whole lot louder, just in time for World Emoji Day on July 17!

So, what is a Soundmoji? It’s a next-level emoji that lets you send short sound clips in a Messenger chat, ranging from clapping, crickets, drumroll, and evil laughter, to audio clips from your favorite artists like Rebecca Black and your favorite TV shows and movies like Universal Pictures’ F9, NBC and Universal Television’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Netflix and Shondaland’s Bridgerton. “Ah, the drama of it all.”

It is launching an entire Soundmoji library for you to choose from, which we’ll update regularly with new sound effects and famous sound bites. Each sound is represented by an emoji, keeping the visual emojis we all love in play, while bringing sound into the mix. Best of both worlds!

Every month, billions of people across the globe use Facebook and Messenger to connect with their family, friends and communities - sometimes those connections come in emoji form! Emojis add color and vibrancy to our chats, and we rely on them to say what words can’t.

Ahead of World Emoji Day on Saturday, 17 July, here are some fun stats:

The top three most used emojis in India by age group:

Gen Z (18 - 24)
1.Heart emoji

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2.Laughing emoji

3.Thanks or Prayer emoji

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Millennials (25-44)
1.Thanks or Prayer emoji

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2.Heart emoji

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3.Cake or Birthday emoji

Gen X Boomers (45 - 65+)

1.Thanks or Prayer emoji

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2.Heart emoji

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3.Flower emoji

Growth of emojis related to COVID-19:
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Face with Medical Mask ⬇️, �� Microbe ⬇️,

Syringe ⬆️

Top five most popular food and drinks emojis in India

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(Cake or Birthday emoji)
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(Chocolate emoji)
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(cake or pastry emoji)
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(Candy emoji
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(Candy emoji)

In addition, Messenger is launching Soundmojis today. This is a new feature that enables users to send short sound clips in Messenger chat. Users will be able to choose from a library of options that range from sound effects (crickets ��, clapping

, drumroll ��, and evil laughter

) to popular song clips. Each sound is sent as an emoji (no words), providing surprising delights through culturally-relevant audio clips.