From the rocket ship to the ice cream cone, everyone has a favourite emoji.
We reach for them in our texts, WhatsApp messages and Instagram captions when words just simply aren’t enough.
But many of the seemingly innocent characters have X-rated double meanings.
While some like the banana or aubergine might be well known, others like the mailbox or microphone have explicit meanings that are less obvious.
Here FEMAIL cracks the code behind some of the most popular emojis to help keep your next text free from any unwanted raunchiness.
Scroll down and read the captions to discover the explicit secrets these emojis are hiding.
This smiley face with crosses for eyes, left, might appear shocked but it can actually mean the user has seen something X-rated. Right, this emoji can be used to signal a woman’s orgasm
This flame is used to indicate someone is attractive or sexy, or can add a racy touch to other messages. Right, few probably realise this innocuous mailbox emoji can be used to mean ‘sex’
Two of the best-known X-rated emojis, both the banana and aubergine can mean a penis
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