Emoji have come a long way in recent years, going from smiley faces made with brackets to depicting, with great detail, different human expressions and emotions, among other things. In that time, ...

We live in a world of text speak where emoji meanings are as much part of our vernacular as word meanings. Every thought, feeling or emotion you could imagine can probably be conveyed through emojis ...

Emojis can be so helpful yet so confusing. They are often used to show what the true meaning of a phrase could be especially when intent can get lost over text messages. This is often the case with ...

With an endless array of emojis at our fingertips—and new ones constantly popping up—knowing when and how to use them is more important than ever. This is especially true for the emoji we use to ...

An expert has explained the hidden meanings behind emojis that parents should look out for - including the cat face, dynamite and chair emoji. Keith Broni, 35, reveals the images that parents should ...

The red heart emoji is one of the most commonly used emojis, and dozens more have a heart in them. Perhaps the example with the trickiest meaning to define is the black heart emoji 🖤, which seems to ...

Snapchat is up there as one of the most feature-packed social media platforms — there's everything from goofy filters that let you swap faces with anyone (or anything), to realistic ones that let you ...

Confused why the comment sections on TikTok are flooded with chair emoji? You're not alone. In the past week TikTok users have started replacing the laughing emoji with the chair emoji. Yes, the ...

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 ...

Soon after WIRED's global editorial director started in 2023, she sent me a message on Slack. By accident, I hearted it. A message from my very serious, very new boss. It haunts me to this day. I have ...