Can you believe that the first emoji was only created in the late 1990s? Before this, we could use emoticons, which were just a representation of a face using the keys on a keyboard. In only around 30 ...

You may have your own go-to emoji, but according to Emojipedia, these are some of the most popular emoji as of the beginning of November. The list changes periodically, so what's popular now might not ...

As the designer of the first emoji for cellphones, Shigetaka Kurita periodically fields requests that he expand the lexicon of the pictogram-like characters. Ranging from symbols for food items like a ...

The Unicode Emoji Subcommittee reviews new submissions. Emoji, the silly little pictorials that fill digital communication, are a fun way to deliver a message for many people. But for those who want ...

Saucy chicken chain Zaxby’s is using World Emoji Day as a platform to launch a change.org petition to create the world’s first sauce emoji, the “Saucemoji.” The brand invites all sauce enthusiasts to ...

The first ever emoji conference took place in San Francisco. However, Emojicon was quickly taken over by a popular emoji that reminds us all that we love potty humor. Sean Dowling (@seandowlingtv) has ...

July 17 is World Emoji Day. According to National Today, this annual unofficial holiday validates our obsession with these cute graphic icons. Due to emojis, communication has expanded far beyond ...

An earlier version of this story incorrectly listed the number of emoji that had been approved for the Unicode 17.0 update. Unicode has since confirmed that n ...

Emoji Kitchen debuted a couple of years ago as a part of Gboard for Android, introducing the truly delightful ability to mash together different emoji into a single sticker. Now, Emoji Kitchen is ...