Pick a screen, any screen, and chances are someone is deep in a text conversation. While phone calls are still around, ...

The way you use this emoji decides whether you’re Gen Z or not - Emojis can also take on distinct meanings depending on the ...

The classic smiley face emoji now means something completely different to those under 30. Instead of conveying happiness , the grinning yellow face is now seen as dismissive, passive-aggressive ...

Apple added eight new emoji to all iPhones when the company released iOS 18.4 in March, and Samsung brought those same emoji to some devices in April with the initial release of One UI 7. The new ...

Using the wrong emoji at work can shift the meaning of your message. Staying curious about tone and generational preferences ...

Of course the smiley face wasn’t always just an emoji. It actually has a steeper history that’s older than any Gen Z. According to The Guardian, the smiley face was invented in 1963 “as a ...

What it communicates, above all, is the hopeless unhipness of its sender. I use it anyway, mostly out of habit but also ...

You may have been sending the smiley face emoji wrong, warn experts. For younger generations, this smile actually symbolises an insincere smile and can be seen as passive-aggressive ...

In the "Secret Wars" comic book series, the entire Marvel multiverse is destroyed but then remade by Doctor Doom. Instead of ...

Smiley Faces in Serious Places: Emoji Use Pops Up in Legal Battles Over Inheritances. Estate planning attorney notes how emojis are crossing over from casual conversation to litigation.