How does it feel to be back in society — back outside — after months indoors, dreaming about finally seeing your presumed-to-be-hot barista’s face without a mask on or going to the club and brushing ...

The meaning of most emojis is pretty clear just by looking at them. 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 ...

Last night my 21-year-old daughter, who goes to college in another state, texted me a skull 💀 emoji followed by a crying emoji 😭. It was a strange response to a photo I sent earlier that day. (For ...

New designs will roll out to phones, tablets, and PCs over the next few months. So, it seems I’m an outlier: I’d prefer more emoji. A particular niggle is that I’d really like emoji for specific dog ...

Like side parts, skinny jeans, and girlbossing, emoji can be categorized as dated internet ephemera. These days, certain symbols, like , are seen as especially cringe and — even worse — Millennial.