Now, thanks to iOS 16, you can make your lock screen's background a tribute to your most adored emoji. Here's how to do it. Any previous lock screen and home screen backgrounds will be saved here.

Over time, emoji meanings have become subjective, depending on a message's context and wider cultural trends. Which shaking smiley face should you use? Is there a difference between each different ...

Of the six billion emoji that are sent globally every day, around 70% are emotion based – for example, smiley face, love hearts. A smaller proportion of the emoji sent are sad expressions.