Of the six billion emoji that are sent globally every day, around 70% are emotion based – for example, smiley face, love hearts. A smaller proportion of the emoji sent are sad expressions.

Credit: Mashable Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable There are also a few new plays on the traditional yellow smiley-face emoji, including a rather stunning mind-blown face ...

Over time, emoji meanings have become subjective, depending on a message's context and wider cultural trends. Which shaking smiley face should you use? Is there a difference between each ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

From simple smiley faces and love hearts to high heels and rainbows, it seems like there is already an emoji for every possible situation. Now, iPhone users have even more designs to use.

Prof Fahlman posted the ‘sideways smiley’ onto an online computer ... their own emoji keyboard and competing phone companies followed suit. The iconic yellow smiley face has an interesting ...