Gen Z canceled the ‘hostile’ thumbs-up emoji and wants to ban these 9 others By . Jack Hobbs and Alex Mitchell. Published Oct. 12, 2022. Updated Oct. 14, 2022, 11:13 a.m. ET.

It’s a banner day to be an emoji. Monday marks the tenth annual World Emoji Day 🗺️🤩📆, and there’s never been a better time to be a cute and colorful little communication character. ...

To Gen Z, that classic smiley face emoji isn’t all sunshine — it’s more of a smug, side-eye smirk that can come off as passive-aggressive in texts like above.

The thumbs-up emoji isn’t passive-aggressive – Gen Z need to get over it. The younger generation interprets the popular emoji as a sign of aggression in the workplace.

The way you use this emoji decides whether you’re Gen Z or not. Emojis can also take on distinct meanings depending on the generation that uses them and the platform they are shared on.

Gmail emoji reactions below an email (left) and the "add emoji" bar on the right. Google Finally, the feature everyone has been asking for: Gmail 👏 emoji 👏 reactions 👏.

However, perhaps with 18.2 later in the year, or 18.3 or 18.4 early next year we’ll finally get our hands on the exhausted emoji we all deserve. For reference, iOS 17.4 was the release that ...

You can also react to a message with more than one emoji — just repeat the process to tack another reaction beside (or onto) the first one. And that's it. You now have 3,500+ options for message ...

Google has brought its emoji mashup maker to Search, allowing more users to create their own sticker combinations through Emoji Kitchen. Emoji Kitchen has arrived on the web.