Sad news warrants a considered (and typed) response instead of the Heartbreak emoji, and while I firmly believe winking at people in real life is creepy, it’s still less creepy than the Wink emoji.

The hand-over-mouth and peeking-through-fingers faces were perfect for moments of shock and horror. But, in the end, no emoji was better suited for the ups and downs 2022 than the saluting face.