July 17 is Emoji day - chosen because that is the date shown on most calendar emojis. The first emoji were invented by ...

Well we are SO happy to report that after a change.org petition went viral and got over 16,000 signatures, Facebook has done away with the controversial “feeling fat” choice.

Emoji simply takes less effort and time to produce. As social media evolves to become more visual and image-heavy, emoji has emerged as the colorful, modern equivalent to the black-and-white emoticon.

So for just one day, in honor of the emoticon's 35th birthday, quit scrolling through that endless emoji keyboard and instead use one of these 35 more advanced emoticons to communicate not only ...

Emoji are showing up as evidence in court more frequently with each passing year. Between 2004 and 2019, there was an exponential rise in emoji and emoticon references in US court opinions, with ...

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 ...

Today the Daily Dot would like to send a round of warm and thoughtful wishes to the emoticon, which just Wednesday celebrated its 30th birthday.

This story by The Conversation is republished as part of our series of articles written by local and international academics and researchers who are experts in their field. The views expressed don't ...

To mark World Emoji Day 2018, Apple has unveiled more than 70 new emoji characters set to appear in an update to operating software on its devices, including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac.

The new ones are all based on approved characters in Unicode 11.0 but, this being Apple, the emoji look pretty cool. Apple has added new hair colors - ginger and gray - plus more curly haired options.

As we celebrate World Emoji Day, let's get to know the history of these cute graphic icons. July 17 is World Emoji Day. According to National Today, this annual unofficial holiday validates our ...

In honor of World Emoji Day, Apple unveiled more than 70 new emojis featuring a handful of new hair styles, animals and foods coming to iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac.