Personally, speaking as people with just one face each, we only have one smile. Well, that and a fake smile, but there's no fake smile emoji (there should be, by the way) ...

To Gen Z, that classic smiley face emoji isn’t all sunshine — it’s more of a smug, side-eye smirk that can come off as passive-aggressive in texts like above.

Recently, a friend had a little digital contretemps, yaniki khit-pit with "a young lover" (henceforth YL) of his. YL felt my friend had sent him a fake smile emoji in response to a sweet nothing ...

We all smile. It’s a universal sign of happiness, agreement, and warmth. From a quick grin with a stranger to a heartfelt ...

If I receive this emoji, I might interpret it as the sender disliking me. Bobo Chung Ka-po, 14, Pope Paul VI College: The blushing face emoji has become the ultimate fake smile – used to hide ...

The Scourge of Fake Emoji. The government of Finland advances a disturbing global trend. By Robinson Meyer. Finland.fi. November 11, 2015. Share. Saved Stories Save.

What makes a smile fake or sincere is a combination of anatomy, neurology and emotional authenticity. Michelle Spear. Friday 30 May 2025 16:07 BST. Comments. open image in gallery.