Emoji date back to 1999 when they first appeared on Japanese cell phones. But it’s history goes further than that, because ...

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.

In 2015, the Oxford English Dictionary announced that their Word of the Year was the emoji 'Face with Tears of Joy ... the applause with a wink symbol ;) and there's been much debate in recent ...

A leafless, lifeless tree is among the most striking new emojis coming to our smartphones in the coming weeks, as part of the latest batch being released by the Unicode Consortium, which sets the ...

And let's face it - whose online life wouldn't be enhanced by a tiny picture of a French Bulldog? Dogs Trust Emoji is available to download for free on Apple iOS and Google Android, scroll down ...