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.

Truth is, there’s a surprising range of heart emoji meanings. To get the scoop, we spoke with Keith Broni, the editor-in-chief of Emojipedia, the go-to guide for everything emoji.

If you use lots of emoji when messaging your friends, you may be more emotionally intelligent—that is, better able to understand your emotions and those of others.. That is the conclusion of an ...