Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year

That’s right – for the first time ever, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year is a pictograph: , officially called the ‘Face with Tears of Joy’ emoji, though you may know it by other names. There were other strong contenders from a range of fields, outlined below, but emoji  was chosen as the ‘word’ that best reflected the ethos, mood, and preoccupations of 2015.

Click HERE to read more why was this chosen and its brief history.