We've been writing to communicate for thousands of years. It just looks a little different now. We've traded (for the most part) letter writing for quick texts and social media posts, filled with fun ...

You can add special characters on a PC or Mac computer by using keyboard shortcuts or accessing a pop-up window.

But Lokalise’s data shows that many people think that emojis don’t belong in the office, no matter their direct or implied ...

What does the thumbs-up emoji mean to you? Or the wilted rose? The meanings of emojis are limitless and can differ across social groups or generations. On this episode of Endless Thread, Ben and Amory ...

In the arenas of ancient Rome, the thumbs-up was a matter of life and death. So scholars have extrapolated from the elusive history of ancient gestures. The fates of defeated gladiators were ...

Apple and Samsung brought nine new emoji to their devices this year with the releases of iOS 18.4 and One UI 7. The latest emoji include a face with bags under its eyes (🫩), splatter (🫟) and a harp ...

Emojis, as well as memes and other forms of short-form content, have become central to how we express ourselves and connect online. Yet as meanings shift across different contexts, so too does the ...

But then something changed. A younger generation came in and everything we thought we knew about emojis shifted. Teens and young adults are using emojis in weird ways — and reacting to our emoji use ...

Emojis are practically a separate language when talking to people online. It doesn't matter whether you speak English, French, or Mandarin; you can easily understand what your friend is trying to say ...

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...

The race to find the next Wordle continues. Apple just introduced a new game that combines emoji with wordplay, but it's just for News+ subscribers. Wordle has become a part of many people's routine ...