Emojis can be a fun and lighthearted way to add some "emotion" to your text messages or emails. Emojis have come a long way; back in the day, all you could really do was send a smiley face, sad face ...

Last month, the Unicode Consortium, a group that oversees the way text is coded into computer-readable language, published a new draft proposal that outlined not just the addition of 37 new emoji ...

Four in 10 Americans believe a text feels naked without an emoji, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 Americans (aged 21+) revealed 41% of respondents believe a message needs to include an ...

Is a text thread really a text thread without a few smiley face emojis? IMHO, the answer is no — and I’ve got scientific research on my side. Yes, emojis brighten up a message and make endless lines ...

The Apple emoji library has come a long way since its inception in 2008 (which still included the poop emoji, if you’re curious). One thing that’s stayed the same, though? The fact that a well-placed ...

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 ...

Text emojis apparently aren’t just for teenagers anymore. In many ways, email, texting — and the pandemic — have made emojis ubiquitous. Emojis also gave some Americans an opportunity to laugh. Text ...