Of course the smiley face wasn’t always just an emoji. It actually has a steeper history that’s older than any Gen Z. According to The Guardian, the smiley face was invented in 1963 “as a ...

Pick a screen, any screen, and chances are someone is deep in a text conversation. While phone calls are still around, ...

From a simple thumbs up to a laughing cowboy, there is an emoji for almost any conceivable moment. But it is the humble smiley face which is the most iconic of them all. However, if you've been ...

In case you haven’t noticed, Microsoft’s brand of poop emoji doesn’t greet you with a happy smile, which sets it apart from other poop emojis out there. DON’T MISS: Watch this insane 200 ...

New research shows that adding those tiny digital images to your texts can make you look more attentive and caring. In a ...

Of the six billion emoji that are sent globally every day, around 70% are emotion based – for example, smiley face, love hearts. A smaller proportion of the emoji sent are sad expressions. This ...

MOBILE, Ala. -That smiley emoji face could mean anything but happy.It seems people are using positive emojis when they want to mask negative feelings. Scientists say just like facial expressions ...

The evolution from the smiley face to emojis took a detour in the 1980s with emoticons, melding “emotion” and “icon” (a word similar to “emoji” conceptually but not etymologically). All emoticons are ...

A new study looked at which are the most confounding emojis — and found the “woman tipping hand,” “money with wings” and “nail polish” icons were at the top of the list.

Smiley Faces in Serious Places: Emoji Use Pops Up in Legal Battles Over Inheritances Estate planning attorney notes how emojis are crossing over from casual conversation to litigation.