Oh, passwords... That essential step to create a profile in almost any digital service, website, application or platform. They are vital for cybersecurity and user privacy, but they also cause us a certain headache.
When creating a new password, it is essential that they meet certain standards that make them secure: upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols. But this is not enough, you also have to make sure that they are not too obvious – like Password123! or associations such as your name and your date of birth – as well as avoiding using the same password on different accounts and making sure to change it from time to time.
With so much hustle and bustle, it is common for us to get confused, confuse or forget our passwords, so the ease of remembering them is another essential point. But the truth is that there is an added element that is gaining popularity in passwords due to its versatility: emojis.
There is no absolute answer to this question, but it depends. There are some services that do allow emojis to be incorporated into the password (more and more), while others do not allow this option. So you'll want to test when you're creating a new profile or changing a password.
Using emojis in passwords makes them much more varied and original, given the wide variety of them to choose from, so that a bad actor is more unlikely to guess them. Plus, they will help you remember them more easily.
Of course, do not create an exclusive password of emojis, but it is best to add them combined with letters, numbers and symbols. You can use a single emoji or use an emoticon translator or conversational Artificial Intelligence like ChatGPT to tell you which emojis correspond to a phrase you like, or the title of your favorite movie or book.
Now, there are a series of considerations that you must take into account to incorporate emojis into a password. First of all, while most smartphones have them in a standardized way, it is not so easy to use them on computers, so make sure that all the devices you regularly use allow the option to use emoticons.
You should also make sure that you choose a well-defined emoticon and that you do not confuse it with other similar ones. There is only one disco ball emoji, but there are several versions of hearts, suns and moons, cars, animals, and face emoticons that look very similar to each other or have different variations of the same emoticon. Be very careful which one you choose so that there is no confusion later.
