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The laugh-cry emoji may be uncool, but it's still the most-used emoji of 2021
The laugh-cry emoji has actually reigned supreme since as far back as 2017, at least on Apple devic…
Avery Hartmans
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Google is adding 117 new emoji in Android 11 coming this fall — see them all
Unicode, the cross-industry consortium that decides on text-based standards for the internet, annou…
Mary Meisenzahl
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After pop star Conan Gray received criticism for using tan emojis, he clarified that he is mixed race and posted photos of his skin color
"I am mixed race, and I was only trying to find an emoji with a skin tone that felt most accurate t…
Hanna Lustig
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Republicans attack Apple over release of a pregnant man emoji for iOS
Conservatives sought to stir outrage at the introduction of emojis designed to reflect some transge…
Tom Porter
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iPhone and Android won't get any new emoji in 2021 because of the coronavirus
"Under the current circumstances we've heard that our contributors have a lot on their plates at th…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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We now know the 10 most popular emoji for the first time ever
For this list, Unicode said its rankings were based on "median frequency across multiple sources." …
Mary Meisenzahl
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Here are all 64 of the new emoji we're getting in 2020
Unicode, the cross-industry consortium that decides on text-based standards for the internet, annou…
Mary Meisenzahl
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5 of the top Twitter moments and trends of the year and what they say about 2021, according to the social platform
This year's most popular moments included posts from President Joe Biden, K-pop group BTS, and the …
Emily Walsh
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Here's every single new emoji arriving in 2019
Many of the new icons are tied together by the theme of inclusivity, introducing emojis for deaf pe…
Kevin Webb
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A transgender flag emoji is finally coming to smartphones in 2020
The addition of LGBTQ-inclusive emoji has become an increasingly important issue for smartphone use…
Paige Leskin
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If you want an emoji that isn't available, you can create it. Here's how everyday people send their submissions.
Narrator: Fast-forward to 2019. Thousands of emoji have been added, depictions of existing emoji ha…
Michelle Yan
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Gboard will let you make almost any emoji you can imagine on Android, starting today
There are already thousands of emojis, but the new emoji kitchen from Google makes options practica…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Over 60 new emoji just arrived for iPhones, including gender-neutral people and an otter - here's what's new this year
While some of the new emoji are just for fun, there's often an important social theme behind the la…
Kevin Webb
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Ginger emojis will launch next week, along with bagels, superheroes and toilet paper
Although they will technically be available from June 5, don't expect to immediately see the new sy…
Kieran Corcoran
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Check out the new emoji coming to your iPhone this fall
Now, iPhone enthusiasts can add new emoji to that list as well. The company on Tuesday unveiled a s…
Lisa Eadicicco
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Here are all 157 new emojis coming to smartphones later this year
Unicode, the consortium responsible for choosing the new emojis across all platforms, approved…
Avery Hartmans
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Apple now offers gender-neutral versions of nearly ever human emoji, and LGBTQ advocates are praising the company's push toward equal representation
But one of the starkest changes comes with the addition of a third option for the slew of human-lik…
Paige Leskin
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The world's foremost emoji historian shares how emoji get made - and what new emoji you can expect soon
Unicode deemed the cricket bat and ball a worthy addition in 2015, since the sport is eagerly follo…
Rachel Premack
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Here's your first look at all the new emoji coming next year
These emojis aren't finalized, however. According to Emojipedia's Jeremy Burge, Unicode won't appro…
Avery Hartmans
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Ford just launched a new pickup truck. And it's free. And it's an emoji.
Trucksters can't begin punching in cryptic emoji texts just yet. Ford actually submitted the design…