Ahead of World Emoji Day, Facebook rolls out 'soundmojis'

Just one day before World Emoji Day, social media giant Facebook has announced that it is rolling out emojis with sound on Facebook Messenger.

Called 'Soundmojis', these next-level emojis let users send short sound clips in a Messenger chat, ranging from clapping, crickets, drumroll, and evil laughter, to audio clips.

"Every day, people send more than 2.4 billion messages with emojis on Messenger. Emojis add color and vibrancy to Messenger chats all over the world and we rely on them to say what words can't," Loredana Crisan, VP of Messaging Products, Messenger, said in a statement.

"Now imagine if your emojis could talk, what sound would they make? Introducing Messenger's latest expression tool -- Soundmojis," Crisan added.

To check out Soundmojis, users can head to the Messenger app, start a chat, tap the smiley face to open the expressions menu and select the loudspeaker icon.

From there, users can preview and send their favourite Soundmojis.

"We're launching an entire Soundmoji library for you to choose from, which we'll update regularly with new sound effects and famous sound bites," the company said.

"Each sound is represented by an emoji, keeping the visual emojis we all love in the play, while bringing sound into the mix," it added.

The company said it loves creating fun and innovative features that keep people connected and give them the freedom to express themselves.

(With IANS inputs)