The Unicode Emoji Subcommittee reviews new submissions. Emoji, the silly little pictorials that fill digital communication, are a fun way to deliver a message for many people. But for those who want ...

Back in 2015, Oxford Dictionaries announced its Word of the Year, and it wasn't a word. It was the emoji of a smiling face with tears of joy. 😂 Oxford said this emoji best defined the mood and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is more than likely that you come across a heart emoji, smiley emoji or even a poop emoji at least once during your daily ...

While many of us tap out these symbols to our family and friends, there are no universal usage rules for emoji: no grammar, no meanings. No syntax. But Fred Benenson, the visionary who gave you “Emoji ...

When emoji first began populating Japanese cellphone screens in 1999, modern communication was forever changed. The digital image bank, created by Japanese artist Shigetaka Kurita to convey lengthy ...

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 ...

We’ve reached a new level of descent into the world of emoji-based interactions. Starting March 1 of this year, drivers in Queensland, Australia will be able to personalize their license plates with ...

As of last week, there are now 3,053 emoji, counting the 230 just approved for this year’s cohort—yes, the icons now get annual releases, like Microsoft Word or tax returns. As a white man whose ...

Airports and aviation enthusiasts across the country took to Twitter on Tuesday with a humble request: to make the plane emoji a little less "crash-y." The Dallas-Fort Worth Airport Twitter account ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a recent editorial, researchers encouraged the normalization of medical emoji across the health care ...

EXCLUSIVE: Utopia has acquired the North American rights to The Emoji Story, a feature documentary from Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ian Cheney (King Corn, The Most ...