You may have your own go-to emoji, but according to Emojipedia, these are some of the most popular emoji as of the mid-December. The list changes periodically, so what's popular now might not be ...

The meaning of most emojis is pretty clear just by looking at them. For example, when the pandemic hit in 2020, usage of the emoji showing a mask over a face 😷 went through the roof. But that’s not ...

IN THEORY, inserting one of those cute cartoonlike drawings known as emojis into your smartphone messages should be simple. Simplicity, after all, is part of the appeal of expressing yourself using ...

In the arenas of ancient Rome, the thumbs-up was a matter of life and death. So scholars have extrapolated from the elusive history of ancient gestures. The fates of defeated gladiators were ...

Apple and Samsung brought nine new emoji to their devices this year with the releases of iOS 18.4 and One UI 7. The latest emoji include a face with bags under its eyes (🫩), splatter (🫟) and a harp ...

In celebration of World Emoji Day on July 17, the Unicode Consortium previewed some of the new emoji that will be coming with Unicode 17.0. Notably, Distorted Face is a popular emoji in Discord ...

The latest round of Pixel Audio Emoji celebrates Christmas and the New Year, while the broader Phone by Google app is testing a more prominent video calling shortcut. Following Halloween, there’s now ...

Face ID might play nice with masks in the near future. Better late than never! Photo: Julio Lopez/Unsplash license; Image: Killian Bell, Cult of Mac This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: iOS 15.4 packs ...

Smiling at Gen Z? Better watch your back. What used to be the universal symbol of warmth and joy has taken a sinister turn — at least in the eyes of Gen Z. The classic smiley face emoji now means ...