Text messages and chats online can include a combination of words, pictures and emoji to convey a message. Words and pictures can be easily understood, but when someone sends emoji you might feel ...

For example, when the pandemic hit in 2020, usage of the emoji showing a mask over a face 😷 went through the roof. But that’s not always the case. When the melting face emoji 🫠 appeared in ...

Genmoji initially debuted at WWDC 2024 back in June. Built into the iPhone’s emoji keyboard, the feature lets people generate original emojis with prompts. For example, “A sloth wearing a suit ...