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

The classic smiley face emoji now means something completely different to those under 30. Instead of conveying happiness, the grinning yellow face is now seen as dismissive, passive-aggressive ...

The hand-over-mouth and peeking-through-fingers faces were perfect for moments of shock and horror. But, in the end, no emoji was better suited for the ups and downs 2022 than the saluting face.