A few weeks ago, after I said goodbye to a friend who was moving across the country, I texted her an emoji of a crying face ... By analyzing emoticon use on Twitter, Schnoebelen has found that ...

We're all familiar with the smiley emoticon, and its power to add levity, flirtation, and occasionally passive-aggression to our texts, chats, and e-mails. But according to researchers ...

What do you mean broccoli-broccoli-crying face ... are far older than the sideways smiley. While it is debated whether it was deliberate or a typo, the first emoticon in print may have been ...

I sent the crying while laughing emoji, so he knew I was kidding.” In other situations, the emoji reflects situations that are a bit more grim. “Laughing through tears” is frequently used as ...

But the first emoticon – specifically the smiley face – could have been used much earlier. Literary critic Levi Stahl came across a poem written in 1648 which includes what could be the first ...

Frowny face. A study just published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science suggests that including a smiley emoticon (":)") or an emoji (a picture of a smiley face ...

A dedicated poetry reader appears to have discovered a smiley face in a poem from 1648, a find that would extend the pre-history of the emoticon back by about 200 years. Editor Levi Stahl ...

A gender-neutral Santa Claus and a crying smiley face are among 117 new emojis revealed in the latest list of icons for 2020. Due to be released this year, the icons have been approved by emoji ...