Text messaging revolutionized the way people communicate. Emojis are the new hieroglyphs, and some of them can be as ...

Whether it's a cheeky aubergine or a friendly smiley face, emoji now form a staple part of many of our daily conversations. However, experts have revealed that several popular characters have very ...

If you are one of Snapchat's 100 million devoted daily users, you've probably noticed those curious little emoji next to friends' names in your friend list. Without a clear explanation, even a ...

From friendly smiley faces to cheeky aubergines, emoji now form a staple part of many of our messages. While most popular characters are harmless fun, other seemingly-innocent symbols have secret ...

Technology changes how we communicate, in more ways than one. From texting to social media, the evolution of smartphones, laptops, and other personal communication devices has dramatically altered the ...

Keys unlock secrets, knowledge, or spiritual mysteries. Crowns represent not just earthly power but divine authority. Hourglasses remind viewers about mortality and the passage of time. Every object ...

Last night my 21-year-old daughter, who goes to college in another state, texted me a skull 💀 emoji followed by a crying emoji 😭. It was a strange response to a photo I sent earlier that day. (For ...

Emojis may look the same across devices but, depending on who you ask, can have wildly divergent meanings.Credit: AdobeStock This story is part of the November 16 edition of Good Weekend.See all 11 ...

The high and low collided at the world’s first emoji convention in San Francisco on Saturday, and the result was . Linguists, emoji designers from tech powerhouses like Google and officials from the ...

The proposal for a mammoth emoji—coming to an iPhone near you next month—doesn’t just give a brief natural history of the extinct pachyderm. It also includes a chart comparing the incidence of the ...