The winner for the Most Popular New Emoji in 2024 was the head shaking horizontally (🙂‍↔️) followed by the head shaking vertically (🙂‍↕️) and the phoenix (🐦‍🔥). The winner of the Most Anticipated ...

But it also could mean something is literally on fire. And that, Brown noted, might not be the best emoji to use in reference to a lethal airstrike.