Still, emoji are part of the Unicode standard, and there are only 3,782 as of version 15.1. For years, a consortium–of which Apple is a member–decided which new emoji should be included, and that’s ...

Unicode 8's set of 41 new emoji — 37 images and five modifiers — may have just been released in July, but we're already looking ahead to the next update. What will the Unicode 9 emoji look like?

When news dropped that redhead emoji were expected to launch in June 2018, the internet nearly lost it. Now, natural hair emoji are on the horizon and curl friends everywhere can’t wait. While many ...

Like I've said before, sexting is a hot, fun way to express your sexual desires, and can definitely be supplemented by Apple's gift to millennials: the emoji keyboard. So it should come as no surprise ...

Here's a handy glossary of heart emoji meanings for every communication style, according to an actual emoji expert With an endless array of emojis at our fingertips—and new ones constantly popping ...

Emoji may be the future of communication, and Facebook is embracing them with open arms. The social network is trying out emoji reactions in Ireland and Spain that augment the standard ‘Like’ button.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . As institutions increasingly make use of clinical texting applications, emoji and emoticons have become a common ...

The high and low collided at the world’s first emoji convention in San Francisco on Saturday, and the result was . Linguists, emoji designers from tech powerhouses like Google and officials from the ...

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Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. At a glance, emoji are simple. Each icon visually represents something instantly recognizable — food, a happy ...

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