In 2016, a 12-year-old student from Virginia was charged with threatening her school after she had posted on Instagram a gun, bomb, and knife emoji, followed by the words “killing” and “meet ...

As emoji and emoticons have rocketed from web slang to the unofficial language of the Internet age, authorities contend the symbols have been used to stalk, harass, threaten or defame people.

1. Drake. Frankly, I would have gone with the cheese emoji for Ed Sheeran. Or the knife emoji. But the sleeping one works, too.

Ten emoji have been linked to violence, according to For Working Parents. Unsurprisingly, the water gun and knife refer to weapons, while the dynamite and pirate flag simply refer to crime in general.