The smiley face emoji is no longer being perceived as joyful. The generation born between 1997 and 2012 finds it to be anything but positive. Yup, that's right.

EMOJIS are a great way to make sure your message comes across right but sometimes their meanings are not clear. With Apple releasing new emojis regularly, it can be difficult to keep track of whic… ...

Waving hand, smiley face, thumbs up. Word of Mouth's Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright have been looking at emoji - possibly the world's first truly global form of communication.

It is a baseline emoji that can be used to respond to most happy situations. Use This face could be used to represent a humorous turn of events, goodwill or a cheeky joke.