How to make your own emoji
When you can't quite get your meaning across with a standard Unicode emoji, here's how to create an emoji to use on Slack, Discord, or other chat services......»»
Telegram Gets Interactive Emoji, Calendar for Shared Media, and Much More
Telegram has yet another update inbound for users, full of new goodies focused on media and emoji. iOS users get a few bonus things, but whatever, we don’t care about those silly iPhones. Inside the update, headed out to all users this week, yo.....»»
Is putting an emoji as WhatsApp group icon possible now?
Is putting an emoji as WhatsApp group icon possible now?.....»»
Google’s newest Android updates bring accessibility changes and emoji updates
Google has rolled out its latest Android feature drop with updates hitting everything from accessibility and Google Photos to Gboard's emoji kitchen......»»
What is Bitmoji? Everything you need to know
Bitmoji lets you create a personalized emoji you can share across a range of apps like Snapchat and texting for iOS and Android. We take a look at how it works......»»
Unicode Standard Version 14 brings users new characters and images
The use of emojis on social media platforms has exploded in recent years. As of July 2021, more than 20% of all tweets used at least one emoji available from the Unicode Standard......»»
“Melting face,” “pregnant person,” and 35 other emoji approved for Unicode 14.0
838 new characters bring Unicode's total to a whopping 144,697. Enlarge / This is the full slate of proposed new emoji for Unicode 14.0. (credit: Emojipedia) The Unicode Consortium has finalized Unicode 14.0, adding a total of 838 new characte.....»»
Yat thinks emoji ‘identities’ can be a thing, and it has $20M in sales to back it up
I learned about Yat in April, when a friend sent our group chat a link to a story about how the key emoji sold as an “internet identity” for $425,000. “I hate the universe,” she texted. Sure, the universe would be better if pe.....»»
Face palm: When the emoji you want doesn"t exist
There are about 3,000 emojis to choose from but what happens when the one you want isn't there?.....»»
Facebook Messenger is stepping up its emoji game
If you can’t say it with words, say it with an emoji. Facebook is announcing a few minor updates today to its Messenger platform, which make it easier than ever to find the exact emoji you’re looking for when reacting to a friend’s.....»»
More inclusive emoji, including one of a pregnant man, may be coming to smartphones
More inclusive emojis may be coming to future software updates, including one of a pregnant man......»»
A troll, a pregnant man, and a low battery make the list of proposed new emoji
Some of the proposed new emoji are for climate change, some are gender-inclusive. This is the full slate of proposed new emoji for Unicode 14.0 [credit:.....»»
These are the 3 most misunderstood emojis on the planet
Millennials and Gen Zers in the United States may not think the "laughing" emoji is cool anymore, but a majority of emoji users around the world disagree, according to a new study......»»
Microsoft resurrects Clippy for redesigned emoji in Windows
Microsoft is bringing back Clippy as the paperclip emoji across all of the Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Teams, and even PowerPoint......»»
These are the most popular emojis on the planet
Millennials and Gen Zers in the United States may not think the "laughing" emoji is cool anymore, but a majority of emoji users around the world disagree, according to a new study......»»
Microsoft Threatens To Resurrect Clippy as an Office Emoji
Microsoft is threatening to bring back its loveable / annoying Clippy character. A post adds: The software giant claims it will replace the paperclip emoji in Microsoft Office with Clippy if one of its tweets gets 20,000 likes. The tweet has already.....»»
How does the world use emojis? Study finds universal expressions across countries and continents
Before Millennials were over laugh-cry emojis, they were the most used emojis across the world, according to researchers at USC. The emoji was more popular than smiley faces say researchers who categorized millions of tweets across 30 countries and e.....»»
New Android 12 emojis sport quirky, light-hearted design
Android 12 will ship with a revamp of tried-and-true emoji classics, and in fact, some will see a regression to previous versions found on older Android versions, much to the delight of die-hard fans. Joining Unicode's effort to expand emoji options.....»»
800 new emoji coming to Microsoft Teams, including a skin tone picker
Microsoft is giving you more ways to express yourself in Microsoft Teams with a new expanded emoji picker that's in public preview......»»
Plan CO2: Making A Public Display
When I saw the big emoji (old school - smiley) on Carter Nelson’s RGB Matrix Portal Room CO2 Monitor project on Adafruit, I knew he was on to something. I wished that I would begin seeing more such displays in places like restaurants and shops, n.....»»
The world wants more emoji diversity, new Adobe study finds
An overwhelming majority of people around the globe want emojis to be more inclusive and culturally distinct so they can show how they feel, according to a new Adobe study......»»