A smile emoji is not always a symbol of happiness — at least not for Gen Zers, who are more likely to use it to express sarcasm or disdain. In fact, there’s a huge emoji generation gap between baby ...

What does the upside-down smiley face mean? The upside-down smiley emoji tends to be used in a sarcastic sense. The emoji is a flipped version of the usual smile face which is one of the most used ...

Look, I’m no emoji expert, but there’s one thing I do know: The basic smiley emoji is a goddamn liar. And using it makes you a liar, too. I first noticed the fraudulence of this emoji’s yellow visage ...

Dead eyes, half-smile. Inhale deeply. Let it out. It’s all going to be OK. “🙂.” My editor messaged me after I pitched him some dumb, silly, exceedingly me blog. Gentle code for “let’s pass on this ...

Why July 17 for a day to celebrate graphical representations of the range of human emotions, expressions and feelings? According to ABC News, July 17 was picked to commemorate the “emerging language” ...

Rejoice, emoji lovers! You will soon be able to communicate even more concepts without resorting to words or punctuation: More than 250 new symbols are on their way after being announced by Unicode, ...

(CNN) — Apple is turning the mask emoji frown upside down in an upcoming update to iOS. The mask emoji has typically been used to represent someone who is in the medical field or is sick. However, ...

Because wearing a mask doesn’t mean you’re sick or sad Because wearing a mask doesn’t mean you’re sick or sad is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys.

If that function sounds familiar, it should. In pre-emoji times, abbreviations like “jk” or “/s” served roughly the same purpose. In the pre-internet era, you could use phrases like “I’m just kidding” ...

AWARENESS. YOU CAN’T HELP BUT SMILE WHEN YOU SEE TONY THE EMO.JI HE WAS MAKING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES HAPPY AT MONROEVILLE MALL TODAY. HE GAVE OUT SMIL FEYACE PENS , STICKERS, AND PUT STAMPS ON KIDS HANDS ...

EXCLUSIVE: Staking out the same prime media real estate it did with last year’s savvy move to stage an Angry Birds event the day before the Cannes Film Festival kicks off, Sony’s marketing team has ...