Your favourite emoji might not mean what you think it does. A forensic linguist explains how these seemingly innocent symbols could have legal and social implications.

Many tech companies have chosen star or star-like symbols ... emoji version of this ~tilde~. In my opinion, is for the folks who are just a girl. (The Notting Hill reference and meme, not the ...

But Gen Zers have recast the emoji as a symbol of hysterical laughter ... divides between groups based on issues like race, guns, gender and sexuality. Internet scholar Angela Nagle has summarised ...

Former employees revealed to Business Insider in 2021 that leadership shut down internal conversations surrounding a custom Slack emoji of a noose, which was seen as a symbol of lynchings ... religion ...

Once reserved for romantic partners and other loved ones, the heart emoji can now mean anything—which means it has no meaning ...

To solve this, he introduced a simple emoji-based system ... Prakash remarked on how emojis, often seen as playful symbols in digital communication, are proving to be powerful tools for inclusivity.

Soon after the images were published, supporters added bandages to the “rock on” emoji, transforming Damari’s injury into a symbol of defiance. Mandy Damari added the emoji to her handle on ...

When to skip: If you’re looking to express romantic love. The heart-on-fire emoji is a symbol of passion or lust. Emojipedia states that this heart also indicates “a sense of burning a past ...

We asked cultural commentators, a network exec, and real architects to sound off on how the profession earned its ...

This one was for my son Puhor! Moments of Joy! (Face holding back tears emoji). And this made me feel more grateful to my fans, who make it to concerts through long queues and traffic to stand for ...