Every year, the Unicode Consortium decides on new emoji characters that will be coming to smartphones and other devices in the future, and this week, the Unicode 17 emoji recommendations came out [PDF ...

is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Today is World Emoji Day, and the Unicode Consortium is sharing a preview of ...

The list of additions to the official collection of emoji we can use in text message includes an orca, a trombone an Apple core and, wait, is that Bigfoot?! The industry group responsible for choosing ...

Yesterday Macmillan Cancer Support marked World Emoji Day with an emoji treasure hunt on its website. The charity aimed to drive more people to its website and encourage them to explore it. Using ...

The Unicode Consortium announced Wednesday that more than 150 new emoji are scheduled to hit smartphones by the end of the year. We looked over the list and are happy to report there are a few emoji ...

The Unicode Consortium has finalised its next set of emojis, which will roll out across devices in the coming year. The non-profit body is responsible for standardising digital language, ensuring that ...