(CNN) -- There are more than 3,000 emojis, and there's no one way to use these little digital icons. You see, emoji isn't a language. And Unicode Consortium, the organization that globally ...

Emojis are everywhere in our daily chats, helping us express emotions without saying a word. But sometimes, using the wrong emoji can send the wrong message and lead to some awkward misunderstandings.

When Shigetaka Kurita created the first emoji in 1999, he had to work within a grid measuring 12 by 12 pixels. That’s a total of 144 dots, or 18 bytes of data, meaning that the Japanese designer’s ...

When it comes to IRL facial expressions, most people can do a pretty good job deciphering the message someone is conveying by their beaming smile or disappointed frown. But, in the world of emojis, ...

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Ahead of World Emoji Day on Wednesday, July 17, Apple and Google announced plans to bring an expanded set of emoji to their respective platforms. Today, the Unicode Consortium, the nonprofit ...

On Friday, Apple submitted a proposal to Emojipedia for a suite of new accessibility emoji. There are 13 in total, which expands to 43 when you take into account skin tone options. They include a ...

It's been a little over a week since Apple released the iOS8.3 update for its iPhone line — including, of course, a whopping 300 new emoji, many of which bring some much-needed diversity to the device ...

Apple has proposed a set of new emoji to the official world arbiters of tiny pictures, the Unicode Consortium. The new emoji are focused on accessibility, and include things like a guide dog, people ...