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Back in the heady pre-Covid days of 2015, Oxford Dictionaries picked the “face with tears of joy” as its word of the year. It makes sense, when you think about it, that the laugh-cry emoji has ...

As Elon Musk encourages many federal employees to resign from their posts, some have rallied around the spoon emoji, which ...

awkward (monkey covering mouth) or cocky (ban the eggplant emoji forever), it’s about not taking yourself too seriously. The once-condemned laughing-crying emoji has had a resurgence as an ...

Argentina's flag climbed all the way into the top 20 as a result of Lionel Messi-led team winning FIFA World Cup 2022. Argentina's flag in top 20: Messi effect The Partying Face is in the top 10 ...

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.