This has suddenly opened up the world of WeChat's custom emoji list to me ... It's someone giving the hang-ten style hand gesture, and 666 is basically Chinese slang for 'awesome' or 'smooth ...

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Chinese messaging service WeChat has apologized to users in its home country after ...

"hey": This emoji carries a sense of self-mockery and ... first but sent "beer" instead because there was no "tea" option in WeChat before. As a result, B thinks A is an alcoholic as he is.

Emoji transcend languages, so they usually don’t require translation. But WeChat will do it for you anyway if you’re typing in Chinese, with some pretty bizarre results. Tencent’s popular ...

An iconic emoji on China’s most widely used social network has given up smoking. In a post Sunday on microblogging platform Weibo, social app WeChat’s parent company Tencent included before-and-after ...

The emoji has been downloaded 150 million times on WeChat, generating nearly 500,000 yuan ($76,000) for its creator. Nowadays, emojis are regarded as an important way to add fun to online chats.

WeChat, one of the world's most used social media and messaging apps, has decided to change an emoji after pressure from anti-smoking advocates. The platform, which is operated by Tencent and ...

There are a bunch that I instantly wish I could use in all my WhatsApp and iMesssage chats – though the good news is that you can add any emoji you ... specific use of WeChat's emojis in China ...

Chinese messaging service WeChat has apologized to users in its home country after accidentally showering them with the emoji of the American flag. Citizens in China using the app created by tech ...