A recent survey reveals America's emoji preferences. The Face with Tears of Joy is the most popular. Rolling on the Floor ...

Once just a quick tap on a screen, emojis are now quiet statements worn on sleeves, nails, and tote bags. This World Emoji ...

On World Emoji Day, celebrated on July 17, we celebrate emojis in all their quirky, colorful glory. Love them or judge them, ...

Using the wrong emoji at work can shift the meaning of your message. Staying curious about tone and generational preferences ...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what of emoji, that ever-increasingly important part of our lexicon? Face with Tears of Joy: A natural history of emoji by Keith Houston has some insights, ...

The pictorial shorthand of emojis is perfect for small phone screens. It has also sprawled into a lexicon rich in metaphor and humor.

Today, Wednesday, July 17, is World Emoji Day -- a completely made-up annual holiday and the only date that has its own emoji, displayed in the 📅 calendar emoji.

To Gen Z, that classic smiley face emoji isn’t all sunshine — it’s more of a smug, side-eye smirk that can come off as passive-aggressive in texts like above.