Social media platforms like Instagram encourage emojis, both as a communication tool and a digital shield. But what's behind this emoji explosion?

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 ...

2. Tap into your emoji keyboard, which is the smiley in the bottom left corner. 3. In the search bar, type the emoji you want to create, like "raven on a book." 4. Tap Create New Emoji.