This paper aims to provide a foundation for studying the interplay between emoji and linguistic (natural language) expressions; it does so by proposing a formal semantic classification of emoji- text combinations. focusing on two core sets of emoji: face emoji and activity emoji. Based on different data sources (introspective intuitions. naturalistic Twitter examples. https://www.bekindtopets.com/deal-alert-NHL-Winnipeg-Jets-Distressed-iPhone-13-Pro-Max-MagSafe-Case-p96268-great-save/