(The Root) — Emojis, the tiny smiley faces and pictograms that people use in text messaging, are gaining popularity on social media sites like Twitter and Instagram, making some messages look more ...

Unicode, the consortium responsible for creating new emojis, has released hundreds of new emojis, including a genie, breastfeeding, a woman in a head scarf—the works. If you use a humanlike emoji, ...

Some emojis are cooler than others – just ask Gen Z about laugh-cry – but new ones are always a cause for celebration. They include an afro comb emoji, a shaking face and a Khanda, the symbol of the ...