Research on Emoticon Art in Online Media: Emotional Expression and Social Functions

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10.2991/978-2-38476-384-9_86How to use a DOI?

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Internet era; network symbols; psychology; emoticons; emotional expression

Abstract

As a nascent network symbol, emoticons have achieved considerable popularity among netizens. As a symbolic expression system created and used by netizens in the Internet era, emoticons have contributed to the diversification of people's emotional expression, and are characterised by visualisation, ease of replication, rapid dissemination and broad acceptance. However, the use of emoticons has highlighted a number of issues that arise when they are employed in communication. This paper examines the significance and role of contemporary emoticons in interpersonal communication, considering their conceptualisation, their evolution, psychological research and analysis of their advantages and disadvantages. It is hoped that this analysis will encourage a rational approach to the prevalence of emoticons and encourage individuals to play their part in maintaining a clean and positive network environment.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hanmiao Zhang
AU  - Jiaxuan Wu
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/04/03
TI  - Research on Emoticon Art in Online Media: Emotional Expression and Social Functions
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 3rd International Conference on Educational Science and Social Culture (ESSC 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 759
EP  - 766
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-384-9_86
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-384-9_86
ID  - Zhang2025
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