By Amy Reast

An emoji expert has shared his predictions for 2026's emoji trends - and why Taylor Swift might have influenced this without even knowing.

Keith Broni , 36, is an expert in all things emoji - and has shared what's hot and what's not for the coming year.

He said the crying laughing face and fire emoji are here to stay - although the skull emoji and 'pleading' face will drop off altogether, after falling out of favor this year.

The editor-in-chief of Emojipedia said that the 'TNT' or 'dynamite' emoji is more popular than ever due to Taylor Swift featuring it in her engagement announcement - to represent 'Travis N Taylor'. Taylor Swift GIF from Taylor Swift GIFs

While he expects the trend to pass quickly, he expects the burst of usage will "have a higher usage th

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