Emoji use is on the rise A study published Wednesday, July 2, in the journal PLOS One found that emoji use is on the rise, ...

The winner for the Most Popular New Emoji in 2024 was the head shaking horizontally (🙂‍↔️) followed by the head shaking ...

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 ...

Emojis, as well as memes and other forms of short-form content, have become central to how we express ourselves and connect ...

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 ...

The upside-down smiley face emoji was released in Apple emojis in 2015. However, Google released their own version in 2008 and it has been around ever since. Most read in Tech ...

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

Gen Zers have called out the popular thumbs-up emoji for being “rude” and “hostile,” but other emojis can be used to help you come across as “more likable.” ...

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 ...

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

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.