Who creates the symbols so many of us now use to communicate? How do they get on our phones? And why can’t we all agree on ...

You might be familiar with double-tap actions for messages on other popular social apps like Instagram where the gesture ...

Eight new emoji characters have been proposed, including hairy creature (like Bigfoot), distorted face, fight cloud, apple core, orca, trombone, landslide, and treasure chest. There are also skin ...

Let’s explore the origins of the Nerd Emoji and see how it transformed into a representation of both intellect and ...

The Unicode Consortium this week published its Unicode 17 emoji recommendations. The Consortium has proposed eight new emoji ...

Google messages is making its double tap to heart gesture available to all users with a new server-side update to the app.

In the iOS 18.2 beta right now, Genmoji lets you create custom emoji characters that can be used just like regular emoji. To use Genmoji, open up the Messages app or another app like Notes where ...

To use the feature, iPhone 16 users can press and hold the Camera Control button. Once in the Visual Intelligence interface, ...

Within calls, Signal is getting some upgrades, too, including a “raise hand” button to let people know that you have something to say and emoji reactions so you can spam your emoji feelings.

The draft list for the new 2025 emojis has been released, and it includes a distorted face, killer whale, "hairy creature," ...

At long last, when you send an emoji reaction from an Android device to an iPhone, it shows up like it's supposed to.