emojis
2024's most misunderstood emojis revealed — do you know what they really mean?
A new report from language education platform Preply found that 81% of Americans have been confused by someone else's use of an emoji.
First-ever emojis from 1988 revealed — can you guess where these low-tech symbols came from?
"These sorts of devices are pre-internet, so there’s not much about them online."
Never send this text to someone with anxiety
Those three little words can trigger an onslaught of worried thoughts.
These celebrity portraits are 'like the Mona Lisa' — but with wacky emojis
Her inspiration comes from whatever — or whoever — is in the cultural zeitgeist.
What does it mean if you are texted this emoji after sex?
They don’t tell the others. They just blow outta there and txt everyone the wind emoji.
Gen Xers and boomers are most confused by these emojis: study
700 million emojis are used daily on Facebook, and half the comments on Instagram feature an emoji, statistics show.
Did you really want to send an eggplant? Older people are using emojis wrong, study says
Many people use emojis in chats to add spice, laughter or context to a conversation, and research revealed that people perceive them differently due to their gender, age and culture.
iPhone users discover cool way to use emojis: 'When did this become a thing?'
Thought you'd exhausted all the ways to use emojis? Think again.
118 new emojis are coming to iPhones — including new foods, animals and gender-neutral families
A head shaking horizontally, a head shaking vertically, a phoenix, lime, brown mushroom and broken chain are among the new emoji offerings.
Gen Z workers say this emoji is the most NSFW — but boomers and millennials disagree
Staffers in their early 20s have deemed one cheeky cartoon as totally NSFW.
Top 10 most popular emojis of 2023 revealed — and many share something in common
“The most-used emojis of 2023 were a selection of the absolute classics from the emoji keyboard," added expert Keith Broni of reference site Emojipedia.
Boy, 10, calls on Apple to redesign 'offensive' nerd emoji
In a bid to promote inclusivity and challenge stereotypes, 10-year-old Teddy from Peppard, Oxfordshire, has initiated a campaign urging Apple to redesign its “nerd face” emoji.
Security expert reveals surprising way to make your password stronger: use emojis
It turns out that emoticons are considered a symbol, so they can beef up your passwords and make them more secure in combination with letters and numbers. Here's how.
Prince William revealed his most-used emoji — and it's shockingly NSFW
“Is this a clean thing or is this a family one?” — Prince William
Misty Copeland calls for more inclusive ballet-shoe emojis, sparking race debate
Critics are bashing ballerina Misty Copeland, who started a petition to add more inclusive shades of color to the pink Apple ballet shoe emoji.
Emojis can cost you thousands of dollars or land you in jail -- here's why
Think before you send that playful, emoji-laden text – communicating with emojis is becoming increasingly legally fraught.
Gender-neutral figures, mythical creature among newly suggested emojis
Unicode, the non-profit behind Emoji creations, drafted "four new gender-neutral family emojis intended to be represented via silhouettes" possibly for its 15.1 update.
Lost in translation: This emoji is most confusing to Americans: 'I have no clue'
A new study looked at which are the most confounding emojis — and found the “woman tipping hand,” “money with wings” and “nail polish” icons were at the top of...
Tennessee teacher's Facebook post revealing why 'kids aren't ready for social media' goes viral: 'Terrifying'
With the recent vote to ban TikTok in Montana, parents and educators appear to be examining the role of social media in their children's lives.