Emoji Users Have Sex On The Brain

Plus: which emojis help singles flirt, and which ones get in the way

By Katie Peek | Published Dec 22, 2015 10:00 PM EST

Technology

monkey emoji in the center of a pie chart

Data courtesy Match.com; Katie Peek / Popular Science

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According to 5,000 singles surveyed by Match․com, those who think about sex frequently also use emojis the most often:

httpswww.popsci.comsitespopsci.comfilesfrequnecy-of-emoji-use-versus-frequency-of-thinking-about-sex.jpg — Data courtesy Match⁠.⁠com; Katie Peek / Popular Science

Which emoji do those singles use? Women and men are united in their most and least popular choices:

httpswww.popsci.comsitespopsci.comfilesimages201512wink-w.jpg — Percent of single women who use the wink emoji to flirt with a date Data courtesy Match⁠․⁠com; Katie Peek / Popular Science

httpswww.popsci.comsitespopsci.comfilesimages201512wink-m.jpg — Percent of single men who use the wink emoji to flirt with a date Data courtesy Match⁠․⁠com; Katie Peek / Popular Science

httpswww.popsci.comsitespopsci.comfilesimages201512smiley-w.jpg — Percent of single women who use the smiley emoji to flirt with a date Data courtesy Match⁠․⁠com; Katie Peek / Popular Science

httpswww.popsci.comsitespopsci.comfilesimages201512smiley-m.jpg — Percent of single men who use the smiley emoji to flirt with a date Data courtesy Match⁠․⁠com; Katie Peek / Popular Science

httpswww.popsci.comsitespopsci.comfilesimages201512kiss-w.jpg — Percent of single women who use the kiss emoji to flirt with a date Data courtesy Match⁠․⁠com; Katie Peek / Popular Science

httpswww.popsci.comsitespopsci.comfilesimages201512kiss-m.jpg — Percent of single men who use the kiss emoji to flirt with a date Data courtesy Match⁠․⁠com; Katie Peek / Popular Science

httpswww.popsci.comsitespopsci.comfilesimages201512sassy-girl-s.jpg — Percent of emoji-using singles who would never use the sassy girl to flirt with a date Data courtesy Match⁠․⁠com; Katie Peek / Popular Science

httpswww.popsci.comsitespopsci.comfilesimages201512kiss-s.jpg — Percent of emoji-using singles who would never use the lips emoji to flirt with a date Data courtesy Match⁠․⁠com; Katie Peek / Popular Science

httpswww.popsci.comsitespopsci.comfilesimages201512monkey-s.jpg — Percent of emoji-using singles who would never use the monkey to flirt with a date Data courtesy Match⁠․⁠com; Katie Peek / Popular Science