Research Letter

Emoji Use in the Electronic Health Record

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.53770

January 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST

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This cross-sectional study investigates rates and characteristics of emoji use in clinical notes within electronic health records.

Corresponding Author: David A. Hanauer, MD, MS, Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, NCRC 400-469, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (hanauer@umich.edu).

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