Police are trying to judge just how serious to take threatening messages using emoji, which are most often deployed in a light-hearted manner. Attorneys have argued over whether emoji should be ...

The smiley face, heart, praying hands and other “emoji” have become the way millions playfully punctuate their texts, Internet posts and messages. But for one middle schooler, the icons ...

Bullets are out, water is in. Apple is replacing the controversial pistol emoji with a green water gun in the next version of its iPhone and iPad operating system, iOS 10.

And when emoji became popular, Unicode implemented a simple system wherein its codes were gender-neutral. If you wanted a police emoji, Unicode designated a number for a “police officer” emoji.