The polling firm YouGov recently did a survey to find out how people interpreted emoji. Not surprisingly, there were significant differences of opinion on many. What looked like “shocked” to ...

The new emojis include a leafless tree, a purple splatter, a shovel, a harp, a beetroot, a fingerprint, the flag for Sark, an island in the English Channel, and a tired face with puffy eyes.

SAN FRANCISCO — Here's something you might love: You don't have to just "like" Facebook posts anymore.

Facebook engineers gave extra value to emoji reactions, including "angry," pushing more emotional and provocative content into users’ news feeds.