However, this is just the tip of the iceberg. MailOnline's interactive chart reveals the true meaning of 60 popular emoji. Some of the emoji - including the pill, mushroom, and balloon - are ...

The chart below breaks down the results ... it still suggests that some messages could have their meanings muddled. The researchers suggest standardizing emoji characters across platforms ...

The rose emoji is a classy option and is the textual version of giving them flowers or, even better, suggesting that they ...

perhaps we could use Belleveau’s chart to learn the specific definitions of each emoji character to avoid misinterpretations. Belleveau’s chart raises fascinating questions about the evolution ...

For ambiguous emoji, like a paperclip which has a more nuanced meaning beyond holding paper together, anyone who uses it feels like they are in on the "joke," or "real" meaning. Twitter doesn't ...

a new emoji announced by the Unicode Consortium, which approves standard emojis worldwide, could have a completely different meaning. Its official purpose, according to the emoji's creators ...

A picture may tell a thousand words, but the secret meaning behind an emoji can be enough to strike fear into any parent’s heart. We all use emojis and acronyms to bring some light hearted fun ...

In new series Emojinary, we look at not what emoji signify but what they have come to mean, as the ideograms become core parts of our conversation, finessing our utterances and reinforcing our ...