“Boba is Cantonese slang for big boobs. Or a more literal translation could be dominatrix of breasts.” On a recent afternoon, designer and creative director Yiying Lu sat in the corner of a ...

A University of Illinois professor helped win approval for a forthcoming new emoji symbol — a cup of bubble tea — as part of her research into how people communicate using the popular images.

a sneaky reference to Apple’s famous “Think Different” ads), bubble tea, a dodo, and a piñata. There’s also a pair of lungs, as well as an emoji which Unicode has called an “anatomical ...

As first reported by Emojipedia, the new emoji options in iOS 14.2 beta 2 include bubble tea, a transgender flag, seal, feather, and more. These emoji were approved earlier this year as part of ...

Green tea's enduring popularity is reflected in the "teacup without handle" emoji (left). The "hot beverage" emoji (right) takes its cue from another tea tradition: black tea. Illustration by ...

Emoji, the newest universal language, is becoming gender-inclusive and open to various cultures. The last two decades have seen the rise of this new type of global language. Yet, there were ...