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 ...

Communicating via digital means—such as text message or Twitter—can be a bit of a minefield. After all, without the nonverbal cues of face-to-face interaction, it can be hard to tell whether that ...

In a story that really should be filed in “things you can’t make up,” Google LLC has caved to pressure and withdrawn the use of an cupcake emoji after people complained that it was “triggering” them ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. At a glance, emoji are simple. Each icon visually represents something instantly recognizable — food, a happy ...