Apple added eight new emoji to all iPhones when the company released iOS 18.4 in March, and Samsung brought those same emoji ...

Parents are embracing this approach to protect their kids’ identities until they can make their own choices about how to ...

OS 18 adds fresh emojis that say what words can’t. From grossed out to guilty, here’s every new one and how it fits into your ...

The emoji can suggest that you’re going to put a brave face on when things start to go wrong. “I’ve got 45 minutes to finish this essay and still have 1,000 words to write…. 🫠” “My ...

Gen Z recently dubbed the thumbs-up emoji as “rude” and “hostile.” Getty Images/iStockphoto “For younger people, the thumbs-up emoji is used to be really passive-aggressive,” a 24-year ...

From a simple thumbs up to a laughing cowboy, there is an emoji for almost any conceivable moment. But it is the humble smiley face which is the most iconic of them all. However, if you've been ...

The exhausted emoji face was named the “most anticipated” emoji in the recent World Emoji Awards, receiving more than 60% of the vote. The splatter came in second, and the shovel third.

What was it? The ubiquitous smiley face. Emojis are in the news because a recent Tracker Research survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that 41% of respondents believe a message needs an emoji to be ...

However, many agreed with the original post and doubled down that the thumbs-up emoji can feel indirectly aggressive, particularly in a workplace setting. "It’s not that odd to see it as passive ...

Emoji have norms, and some have generally agreed-upon meanings. But many, too, are flexible and fluid. 💦 can refer to sweat, meth, or sex, according to a blog post from Goldman.

Are you literal or ironic with emojis? Celebrate World Emoji Day by exploring the results of CNN’s texting quiz — and then taking it yourself.