I also told them how the thumbs up emoji is often interpreted as passive aggressive, and that the only time I’d use the ...

What once meant a casual “okay” now screams “I am old and out of touch.” Here’s why the humble thumbs up is officially cringe.

iOS 18 adds fresh emojis that say what words can’t. From grossed out to guilty, here’s every new one and how it fits into your texts.

While Emoji Kitchen is now automaticly included on Pixel devices, it doesn't even exist on iPhone, at least as of the latest official software version, iOS 18.5.

Ansley Rae Au, 17, King Ling College: I would want to eliminate the awkward smiling emoji. This emoji always gives me an uneasy feeling and I don’t how to respond when people send it to me.

As Gen Z favors skull and crying emojis over the traditional laughing emoji, content creators highlight their unique approach to humor. If you’re still using the ‘laughing’ emoji, you might ...

The 'face with crosses for eyes' and skull emoji can be used as code for murder. And while you might think that the ambulance would be a safe emoji to see on your child's phone, this may actually ...

New meaning: Extreme laughter Like the skull emoji, this one has taken a U-turn. It originally showed intense sadness or crying, but now it's all about laughing until you cry.

A white heart emoji mainly conveys the same message as a red heart emoji — love. When you want to express your love to someone, you can use the white heart emoji. You can use it while chatting ...

An Irish emoji expert has predicted the most-used ones for 2025 and says the laughing face is “the millennial go-to” and is being swapped for the skull emoji by Gen-Z.

Social media users now argue that the phrase has been overused and has lost its shock value. 4 – Skull emoji (💀) The next emoji predicted to go extinct is the skull receiving a score of 30.1.