Emoji date back to 1999 when they first appeared on Japanese cell phones. But it’s history goes further than that, because ...

Your favourite emoji might not mean what you think it does. A forensic linguist explains how these seemingly innocent symbols could have legal and social implications.

you have to design an icon that still looks like a redwood tree, or whatever you're interested in, even at extremely small size, because we use emoji in text. And that's where a lot of proposals ...

Emoticons are expressions of emotions while emojis are used to explain things. So, for example, 😅😂🤣🥲 are emoticons while ...

How to create and save new Genmoji on your iPhone or iPad. Since the Genmoji feature is tied to writing and composing, you access it from any app with text input, such as Messages ...

Representing some 60,000 years of First Nations culture, history, and pride, the flag has been noticeably absent from our keyboards these last few years. This is despite two separate proposals in 2019 ...

When to skip: With people you’re not particularly close to. This emoji is an icon of a picture of a heart—or a symbol of a symbol—making it a little more detached. When to use: When talking ...

Early in July, a Canadian farmer was ordered to pay C$82,000 (S$82,468) in damages by a court that ruled that the thumbs-up emoji he had added in reply to a text message was just as valid as a ...

Have you ever found yourself scrolling through the emoji keyboard, frustrated that you can't find the perfect little icon to express your exact sentiment? Well, Apple has a solution for you with ...

Gboard is getting updated with more expressive hand gesture emoji to help you send more impactful quips and updates on ...