The meaning of most emojis is pretty clear just by looking at them. For example, when the pandemic hit in 2020, usage of the emoji showing a mask over a face 😷 went through the roof. But that’s not ...

How does it feel to be back in society — back outside — after months indoors, dreaming about finally seeing your presumed-to-be-hot barista’s face without a mask on or going to the club and brushing ...

Many emojis approved last fall came into widespread usage this year, with the new faces proving especially popular. The smiling, holding-back-tears face conveyed our most sentimental selves, while the ...

Apple and Samsung brought nine new emoji to their devices this year with the releases of iOS 18.4 and One UI 7. The latest emoji include a face with bags under its eyes (🫩), splatter (🫟) and a harp ...

Last night my 21-year-old daughter, who goes to college in another state, texted me a skull 💀 emoji followed by a crying emoji 😭. It was a strange response to a photo I sent earlier that day. (For ...

New emojis are added to iOS devices on a near-yearly basis, with Apple adopting the characters voted on and approved by the Unicode Consortium on the regular. Image via Emojipedia The Unicode ...

Of the 37 new emojis approved this year, one has stood out as a visual proxy for our collective malaise. By Anna P. Kambhampaty There are times when words feel inadequate — when one’s dread, shame, ...

In today’s issue of “things that Gen Z has cancelled for Millennials and older generations,” the young teens and 20-somethings are now coming for emojis. First they came for our side partings, then ...

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is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. It seems the rest of the world agrees, and the “slightly ...