The world has continued its love affair with “face with tears of joy,” a crass, blunt instrument of an emoji. That’s according to data released by the Unicode Consortium.

And, with the March 2022 addition of 37 new emojis in Apple’s iOS 15.4 update, knowing what each face emoji means has never been more complicated. Let's start what the word "emoji" means.

Our new favorite emoji, known as "the woozy face emoji," is perfect for every occasion—and we've noticed an uptick in its usage within our group texts recently. Perhaps it's the news.

Before Apple even supported emoji, the faces available in Japan and from other carriers had a yellow hue. Even AOL’s Instant Messenger — which supported a mere 12 cartoon emoticons in the late ...

Before he started working for The Verge, Jay Peters submitted the proposals for the yawning face and waffle emoji that became a reality in Emoji 12.0. Here’s how he did it — submitting ...

In that moment, an emoji often deployed with a dose of irony turned curiously sincere. As laid-off designer Audrey Davis observed, she never thought the saluting face would make her “sob.” ...