Emojis which originated in Japan and later spread to other parts of Asia have now become mainstream in Western societies.[57] Eastern emoticons particularly Japanese emoticons known as "kaomoji" have also become popular in the West in conjunction with Western-origin emoticons, resulting in a blend of the two.[58] A 2006 study showed North American instant messaging users rated the importance of using emoticons much lower than Indian and East Asian users.[59] However, by the 2010s, a 2013 questionnaire showed 74% of people in the US responded positively to the question, “Do you use stickers or emoji in messaging apps?”[59] Characters used as emoticons that are used in certain Asian languages such as Kannada, an Indian language, has spread to and become popular to use on Western websites after initially being used on Japanese sites such as 2channel. Asian-origin characters that have become popular to use on Western websites include ಠ and ಥ (both of Kannada origin), ง (Thai origin), 益 (Chinese origin), ㅅ (Korean origin) and ヮ and ツ (both of Japanese origin), for example, which are all used with other symbols to create emoticons.[60][61][62]