Whoever said that a picture is worth a thousand words must not have foreseen the invention of the emoji. In the form of a tiny yet highly detailed graphic, the emoji not only represents the words we ...

If a picture paints a thousand words, heart emojis can pretty much do the same, getting your message of love across quickly and easily. That is, as long as you're up on all the various heart emoji ...

Saying "I love you" can be hard. But sending a heart emoji? No problemo! On Valentine's Day, heart emoji have their work cut out for them as our emotionally burdened fingers send pictographs of love ...

Having a full conversation using images in lieu of words has become more and more possible, thanks to the magic of emoji, those tiny little faces and graphics that have shot to popularity since being ...

As 2015 comes to a close, it's fun to reflect on trends and patterns that took place over the year so we can accurately assess both where we've come from and what direction in which we might be headed ...

The world’s favorite photo-sharing app recently became even more popular by adding the Internet’s preferred communication medium. Instagram now lets you comment with and search hashtags by emoji, ...

Soon after WIRED's global editorial director started in 2023, she sent me a message on Slack. By accident, I hearted it. A message from my very serious, very new boss. It haunts me to this day. I have ...

Says Erin, events manager, "I think you need to establish that you can speak IRL" before using emoji like hearts, winking faces or romantic smilies. Similarly to the so-called sexual emoji listed in ...