Cue up your pictographs and send your sentiments my babies, World Emoji Day is upon us. From hieroglyphs and rune stones to stop signs and the fraught eggplant, human beings have long used icons as ...
Sometimes it can be difficult to understand what someone means in a message. And when you throw emoji into the mix, things get even more complicated. A "😃" or " ️" are easy to understand, but how are ...
If you’re someone who has ever overanalyzed a text from a crush—which, hello, is literally all of us all the time—chances are you’ve found yourself wondering what the color of the heart emoji they ...
When it comes to IRL facial expressions, most people can do a pretty good job deciphering the message someone is conveying by their beaming smile or disappointed frown. But, in the world of emojis, ...
We live in a world of text speak where emoji meanings are as much part of our vernacular as word meanings. Every thought, feeling or emotion you could imagine can probably be conveyed through emojis ...
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In the arenas of ancient Rome, the thumbs-up was a matter of life and death. So scholars have extrapolated from the elusive history of ancient gestures. The fates of defeated gladiators were ...
I was admittedly late to the emoji game, due in large part to the fact that I was late to the "non-flip-phone" game — but nevertheless, I am now very much an emoji queen (which also happens to be one ...
Apple has introduced more than 70 new emoji that are on deck for release, opening up a new world of communicative possibilities for your texts and social media posts. It won't be long before these ...
Green tea's enduring popularity is reflected in the "teacup without handle" emoji (left). The "hot beverage" emoji (right) takes its cue from another tea tradition: black tea. Illustration by Meilan ...
What's more telling than the emojis we use? From the first three non-face emojis describing your upcoming week (book, heart, notebook), to your first three face emojis describing your personality (cry ...