Communication has been the most basic need of human beings since their existence. People have chosen different ways to communicate and have developed their own communication methods. In history, people have communicated by making indistinct sounds, making hand-arm gestures, and drawing pictures on cave walls. It is thought that the pictures and figures drawn on cave walls in history are the ancestors of today's emoji use. The rapid development of mass communication technologies has also allowed the emergence of virtual indicators called emoji. The main purpose of this research is to examine the emoji usage habits of university students in terms of the students' socio-demographic characteristics.study group consists of 405 university students. The data of the study were collected by face-to-face survey method using the "Emoji Usage Habits" scale prepared by Bilge R. (2020). Statistical analyzes of the data were made using the SPSS 26.0 program. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was applied to examine the normality distribution of numerical variables and normal distribution was obtained. Parametric tests were used in the data set. Frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum values were used in the analysis of descriptive statistics. University students' emoji usage habits play a very effective role in communication. The use of emojis is increasing among young people, middle-aged people and even elderly individuals. It is seen that emojis, which are gradually replacing emotions and expressions, are on their way to becoming an effective communication tool in the future.
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