SwiftKey Keyboard for iPhone Gains New Emoji Insights Feature

SwiftKey’s US head of communications Jennifer Kutz was careful to note we can only speculate about what emoji use says about the residents of a state.

The data comes from Swiftkey, which makes a keyboard for smartphones – users can allow their word and emoji use to anonymously tracked.

Alongside the emoji report and interactive map, SwiftKey revealed a new way for iOS users to see their own emoji stats – Emoji Insights.

The state’s top emoji is the open book, and emoji from the reading materials category are used more often than average. Washington, D.C.’s spirit emoji would be a snowman, so enjoy the image above and see whether you resonate with the other folks in your state concerning the use of emojis.

SwiftKey performed a similar study globally, analyzing emoji use across 16 different languages.

If you ever wondered which emoji are used in Texas more than any other state, then you’re in luck. The feature will tell which state, based on emoji use, to which you really belong.

What’s your favorite emoji? The same goes for Arizona using the cactus, which may be simply explained by the heat in there. They’re used more here than in any other state. Apparently 74 percent of people in the U.S. use emojis daily, so the folks at SwiftKey decided to look at the numbers behind ’em. Unsurprisingly, love is in the air on Twitter as emojis like the hearts emoji, the heart eyes emoji and the kissing heart emoji. The company has released a similar study to this in the past, finding the most popular emoji in every country, which said a lot about the population in each.