Using the wrong emoji at work can shift the meaning of your message. Staying curious about tone and generational preferences ...

When an emoji is approved and included in Unicode, it gets a name, for example, "smiling face with smiling eyes" (😊). There is also a concept behind what it is supposed to mean, but there is no ...

To Gen Z, that classic smiley face emoji isn’t all sunshine — it’s more of a smug, side-eye smirk that can come off as passive-aggressive in texts like above.

From the smiling face to the VHS tape: How an emoji becomes an emoji by: Nexstar Media Wire, Addy Bink. Posted: Sep 10, 2022 / 09:02 AM CDT. Updated: Sep 10, 2022 / 09:02 AM CDT.

58% of emoji users prefer happy emoji, such as smiling or laughing faces, while 15% gravitate toward sweeter emoji such as hearts or kisses. Getty Images/iStockphoto.

From the smiling face to the VHS tape: How an emoji becomes an emoji by Addy Bink and Nexstar Media Wire - 09/10/22 10:00 AM ET. by Addy Bink and Nexstar Media Wire - 09/10/22 10:00 AM ET.

From the smiling face to the VHS tape: How an emoji becomes an emoji by: Nexstar Media Wire, Addy Bink. Posted: Sep 10, 2022 / 09:01 AM CDT. Updated: Sep 10, 2022 / 09:01 AM CDT.