A Comparative Study of Emotional Responses to Different Types of Compliment Emojis in the Workplace

This study aimed to find out how different ways of expressing complimenting emoticons in workplace communication using messengers affect the recipients' emotions and which type of emoji is appropriate for workplace use.We categorized emojis into three types: text-only messages, serious graphics and messages that convey emotions, and humorous images.Based on this, we constructed situations of praise and positive language in the workplace, distributed questionnaires to employees, and analyzed the emotional state, communication power, and communication effectiveness of each of the three types.The results showed that