Buckle up — cancel culture has officially come for emojis. Gen Zers are calling out the popular thumbs-up emoji for being “rude” and “hostile,” even saying they feel attacked whenever ...

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 ...

Today the Unicode Consortium previewed the new emoji that are expected to be added to Apple’s upcoming OS updates, including iOS and iPadOS 18, watchOS 11, and more. Though the list isn’t ...

Question: Which emoji best signifies approval, and represents ideas such as “yes," “like,” or “that’s great”? The answer, it turns out depends on how old you are. If you were born ...

A Canadian farmer owes $82,000 for breach of contract after using a “thumbs-up” emoji in a text. According to court documents from the King’s Bench for Saskatchewan in March 2021 ...

More inclusive and diverse emojis are coming soon to Apple and Android devices. Ahead of World Emoji Day, which is Wednesday, Apple and Google shared some of the new emojis coming to devices later ...

As reported last year, the Unicode Consortium had teased eight new emoji that would become available on platforms such as iOS and Android. Now with the official release of iOS 18.4 to the public ...