As of last week, there are now 3,053 emoji, counting the 230 just approved for this year’s cohort—yes, the icons now get annual releases, like Microsoft Word or tax returns. As a white man ...

For more than a year, the worldwide campaign by winemakers to bring justice to the world by bringing a white-wine emoji to our keyboards has been raging. Well, at least smoldering. Related ...

While millennials use the loud crying emoji to express intense emotions, such as being moved by a beautiful landscape or a painting. Conversely, boomers use emojis to express intense, but negative ...

That’s when I know I’m in trouble. As a millennial who grew up watching the evolution of messaging, I’ve noticed this shift in the meaning of the once-reliable thumbs-up emoji.

All of which is to say: The 3,000-year-old tilde might want to consider rebranding itself as Invisible Man With Twirled Mustache. I t’s easy to dismiss emoji. They are, at first glance, ridiculous.

Then, you select another emoji from the keyboard and drag it towards the first emoji. Drop the second one on top of the first, and move it around to achieve the desired result. It’s that easy ...

Instagram has quietly added a secret emoji game that you can access in your DMs. The goal of the game is simple: Use your finger to move the paddle at the bottom of your screen to keep your emoji ...

Finally, an emoji to represent us all is coming soon: An exhausted face with bags under its eyes. It’s one of eight new emojis that will appear on smartphones and computers next year, which also ...