The pictorial shorthand of emojis is perfect for small phone screens. It has also sprawled into a lexicon rich in metaphor ...

On World Emoji Day, celebrated on July 17, we celebrate emojis in all their quirky, colorful glory. Love them or judge them, ...

Can you believe that the first emoji was only created in the late 1990s? Before this, we could use emoticons, […] ...

Emoji-fying your children is a way to provide an insight into what you and your (doubtless very cute) family are up to, without plastering their features all over the internet in perpetuity.

The classic smiley face emoji now means something completely different to those under 30, The New York Post reports. Instead of conveying happiness, the grinning yellow face is now seen as ...

The classic smiley face emoji now means something completely different to those under 30. Instead of conveying happiness, the grinning yellow face is now seen as dismissive, passive-aggressive, or ...

That means sending smiley face emoji to your younger colleagues in work emails might be making you seem passive-aggressive rather than friendly.

It stands to reason that, like a Valentine's Day heart, a red heart emoji means love. But what does a white heart emoji mean? And how do you use it?