Some iPhones can use Apple Intelligence to create fun, custom emoji, and the iOS 26 beta adds an upgrade to the feature.

You may have your own go-to emoji, but according to Emojipedia, these are some of the most popular emoji as of the beginning ...

From friendly smiley faces to cheeky peaches, emoji form a staple part of many of our daily messages. Now, eight new emoji ...

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 ...

The Unicode Consortium has submitted the proposal for Unicode 16, which includes seven new emoji characters like harp, shovel, fingerprint, and face with bags under eyes. The timeline from the ...

Every July 17, the internet comes together and celebrates World Emoji Day. The date was chosen because it's displayed on the 📅 calendar emoji, but it's a day to appreciate all emoji, even the more ...

The Unicode Consortium has finalized and released version 16.0 of the Unicode standard, the elaborate character set that ensures that our phones, tablets, PCs, and other devices can all communicate ...

In the arenas of ancient Rome, the thumbs-up was a matter of life and death. So scholars have extrapolated from the elusive history of ancient gestures. The fates of defeated gladiators were ...