Outside of your friend group, most of us have been using smileys and emoticons in day-to-day chat for years - the presence of rich emoticons used to set messeng

Outside of your friend group, most of us have been using smileys and emoticons in day-to-day chat for years - the presence of rich emoticons used to set messenger platforms aside from each other - and emojis are simply the latest generation of that. They’re primarily useful for providing some emotional context to some text - and whether displaying emotion is professional or not is really down to personal preference.