A security researcher claims to have discovered a way to hide extra information inside emoji.

Once reserved for romantic partners and other loved ones, the heart emoji can now mean anything—which means it has no meaning ...

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That quote is now the title of her first book, which comes out Jan. 24 and explores the life of someone so expressive that she earned a spot in Olympic lore as “the human emoji.” Since winning ...

With an endless array of emojis at our fingertips—and new ones constantly popping up—knowing when and how to use them is more important than ever. This is especially true for the emoji we use ...

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.

In the early days of online chatting people used different characters on the keyboard as a shortcut to convey an emotion. The happy face :) to convey happiness or joy. The frowny face :( to convey ...