In a time where people are largely dressed down and masked up due to the coronavirus pandemic, Apple has responded by creating a new face mask emoji character with a more positive outlook. The most ...

The same emoji also won the award for the Most 2025 Emoji.

Smiling at Gen Z? Better watch your back. What used to be the universal symbol of warmth and joy has taken a sinister turn — at least in the eyes of Gen Z. The classic smiley face emoji now means ...

Apple updated the mask-wearing emoji in the latest iOS 14.2 beta so it shows the person is happy to be wearing a mask. It’s a change very much in sync with 2020, when health experts say masks are a ...

As part of iOS 14.5, Apple is adding new emoji from the Unicode Consortium’s Emoji 13.1 release, including skin tone options for some popular emoji and several new smiley faces and hearts. The company ...

You are about to send a text message. Should you express an emotion with words or an emoji? According to Aristotle, we have nine basic emotions: anger, friendship, fear, shame, kindness, pity, ...

The Unicode Consortium is gearing up to approve the next batch of upcoming emoji. Here's what you can expect to see later this year. With World Emoji Day just around the corner, you may be curious as ...

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 ...