Emojis were created to convey thoughts more easily — but they seem more confusing than ever. Texting someone your age or older is fairly straightforward. Texting a teen on the other hand? We can ...

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You may have your own go-to emoji, but according to Emojipedia, these are some of the most popular emoji as of the beginning of October. The list changes periodically, so what's popular now might not ...

Apple released iOS 26 on Sept. 15, and while the update didn't include any new emoji, a future iOS 26 update will bring eight new emoji to your iPhone. The Unicode Consortium approved eight emoji in ...

In August 2025, a claim circulated online that putting an emoji over a child's face in photos — a practice popularized by celebrity parents — does not protect their privacy. One Facebook page shared ...

In celebration of World Emoji Day on July 17, the Unicode Consortium previewed some of the new emoji that will be coming with Unicode 17.0. Notably, Distorted Face is a popular emoji in Discord ...

In celebration of World Emoji Day, the Unicode Consortium this week confirmed the new emoji characters that will be added to Unicode 17 in the fall. Emoji characters that are coming include trombone, ...