The pleasure, and power, of emoji arises from the ambiguity inherent in picto-ideographic writing. That power continues with today’s higher-resolution versions.

What it communicates, above all, is the hopeless unhipness of its sender. I use it anyway, mostly out of habit but also ...

A new study has shown that when it comes to developing closeness in your relationships, the emoji you send in your texts are ...

Emojis have a special power to acquire meaning in real time, as some have theorized. “Unlike words, we know exactly when each individual emoji came into existence and are pre-warned of new ones ...

If you love to use emojis, you’re going to heart this news. Researchers from Indiana University say those who use a lot of emojis tend to have higher emotional intelligence, which is the ability ...