Your favourite emoji might not mean what you think it does. A forensic linguist explains how these seemingly innocent symbols could have legal and social implications.

You might think the sentiment conveyed by a text message heart emoji would be self-explanatory but new research finds receiving the affectionate symbol perplexes many.

You'd think that with thousands of official emoji on our devices, I'd be able to find one for any mood or expression. And yet ...

A fresh lineup of emojis will soon offer new ways to express emotions in our digital conversations. From tired faces with ...

Early in July, a Canadian farmer was ordered to pay C$82,000 (S$82,468) in damages by a court that ruled that the thumbs-up emoji he had added in reply to a text message was just as valid as a ...