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In celebration of World Emoji Day, the Unicode Consortium this week confirmed the new emoji characters that will be added to Unicode 17 in the fall. Emoji characters that are coming include trombone, ...

A couple of months ago, NPR reporter Lulu Miller tweeted a question. She knew a 5-year-old who was texting exclusively in emoji, and wondered if were there any studies about kids, too young to read, ...

There’s a new sheriff in internet town. A meme sheriff, if you will. He’s got a cowboy hat, a set of boots, and a body made of emoji. And he means business. Where did all these sheriffs come from? The ...

Smiling at Gen Z? Better watch your back. What used to be the universal symbol of warmth and joy has taken a sinister turn — at least in the eyes of Gen Z. The classic smiley face emoji now means ...

Google Messages now allows full-screen animations triggered by single emojis. You can send emojis like 🌙, 🐝, and 🥳 to activate different full-screen animations in the app. Users can turn off the ...