A neuroscientific emoji.

Many scientific and medical emojis (ie, small digital images or icons used to express an idea or emotion) are now in use. For instance, the anatomical heart and lung emojis were released in 2020. 1 Burge J First look: new emojis coming to iOS in 2020. https://blog.emojipedia.org/first-look-new-emojis-coming-to-ios-in-2020/Date: July 16, 2020 Date accessed: September 16, 2021 Google Scholar Some health professionals have proposed the use of emojis in clinical or research settings to assess various preferences, such as choice of food. 2 Sick J Monteleone E Pierguidi L et al. The meaning of emoji to describe food experiences in pre-adolescents. Foods. 2020; 91307 Crossref PubMed Scopus (24) Google Scholar The use of emojis in science is only just being explored, but expansion of emojis to scientific and medical contexts could be useful in research settings by the biomedical community.