The Unicode Consortium, which oversees the release of new emoji, announces 117 new symbols. They include a transgender flag and a popular Italian hand gesture. Find out what else you might see ...

The emoji dictionary Emojipedia defines the icon as "an emoji showing all fingers and thumb held together in a vertical orientation, sometimes referred to as the Italian hand gesture ma che vuoi [what ...

Apple will be replacing its hand gun emoji with a green water pistol in the next version of its iPhone and iPad operating system, iOS 10. The move is one of a number of emoji updates due this fall.

The new emoji for 2020 were announced yesterday, and Twitter users are excited about one particular addition. The "pinched fingers" emoji has reminded people of the "Italian hand gesture" that has ...

With over 6 billion emojis sent on a daily basis, and over 90% of the world’s online community making regular use of them, emojis may be one of Japan’s greatest exports.

Emoji use shows less authority, power – TAU study "When you want to signal power think twice before sending an emoji or a picture," says Tel Aviv University researcher Dr. Elinor Amit.

Over 200 new emoji announced for 2019 - including one VERY cheeky hand gesture The final emoji list for 2019 has been revealed, and it includes a total of 230 new characters. Comments.

Editor’s note: Professor Vyvyan Evans is an internationally renowned expert on language and digital communication. He has published 14 books on language, meaning and mind. This is an edited ...

A run-of-the-mill emoji that rubbed an employee's boss up the wrong way caused her to be sacked, it has been claimed. The woman didn't think twice when sher responded with an 'OK' symbol to her ...

With over 6 billion emojis sent on a daily basis, and over 90% of the world’s online community making regular use of them, emojis may be one of Japan’s greatest exports.