What used to be the universal symbol of warmth and joy has taken a sinister turn — at least in the eyes of Gen Z. The classic smiley face emoji now means something completely different to those under ...

To Gen Z, that classic smiley face emoji isn’t all sunshine — it’s more of a smug, side-eye smirk that can come off as passive-aggressive in texts like above. But the generational gap isn ...

Gen Z has called for everyone to stop using a specific smiley face emoji for one huge reason. They've cancelled everything ...

From a simple thumbs up to a laughing cowboy, there is an emoji for almost any conceivable moment. But it is the humble smiley face which is the most iconic of them all. However, if you've been ...

Early risers will be able to catch a celestial “smiley face” in the eastern predawn ... moon to form a slightly off-kilter cosmic emoji in the hours before sunrise. The triple conjunction ...

People who used emojis more often tended to also use more words related to family, positive emotion, and sadness — but fewer ...

Google Messages is adding support for full-screen emoji message effects. Just send an emoji to see its corresponding effect.