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. “Emoji use may be related to ...

And new emoji are on the way. A draft list of 164 emoji candidates is set for approval by the Unicode Consortium in September2025, which could bring the total to 3,954 emoji once officially released.

The younger generation interprets the popular emoji as a sign of aggression in the workplace. How on earth did this totally benign shorthand for ‘OK’ become so divisive, asks Helen Coffey?

“For younger people, the thumbs-up emoji is used to be really passive-aggressive,” a 24-year-old Redditor wrote. “It’s super rude if someone just sends you a thumbs up,” they added.

A recent survey reveals America's emoji preferences. The Face with Tears of Joy is the most popular. Rolling on the Floor Laughing and Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes are also liked. The Pile of ...

Get ready to sprinkle a few extra "zany faces" and "fist bump" symbols into your texts -- today is World Emoji Day . World Emoji Day started in 2014. It's celebrated every year on July 17 because ...