Twitter released the "Twitter From Home" report on Tuesday, showing what media United States Twitter users have been talking about.
The report tracked notable increases and decreases in emoji use from March 1 to September 1, 2020, comparing to the same period in 2019.
As conversations on Twitter shifted towards the novel coronavirus and our means of dealing with its spread, the microbe emoji saw a 1662% increase in use, according to the platform.
Other emoji, like the toilet paper emoji and the soap emoji also saw usage increases of 475% and 100% under the same parameters, respectively.
The Twitter report also found that use of hobby-related emojis like the joystick emoji and knitting emoji also saw growth in 2020, with percent increases of 88% and 67%, respectively.
Some emoji saw a decline in use compared to the same six-month period in timeline. The haircut emoji saw a 32% decrease in use, as did the selfie emoji.
