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.

Of course the smiley face wasn’t always just an emoji. It actually has a steeper history that’s older than any Gen Z. According to The Guardian, the smiley face was invented in 1963 “as a ...

The classic smiley face emoji now means something completely different to those under 30. Instead of conveying happiness, the grinning yellow face is now seen as dismissive, passive-aggressive, or ...

There are more than 3,000 emojis available, the website Crossword-Solver revealed in its study. The face with tears of joy is the most frequently used emoji in 75 countries, according to the study.