You just need a really good 10-page paper. Emoji is actually a Japanese word that means "pictogram" or "pictograph." SoftBank, a Japanese wireless carrier, created the first known emoji set in 1997.

Saying "I love you" can be hard. But sending a heart emoji? No problemo! On Valentine's Day, heart emoji have their work cut out for them as our emotionally burdened fingers send pictographs of ...

A smaller proportion of the emoji sent are sad expressions. This should be heartening. In 2015, the Oxford English Dictionary announced that their Word of the Year was the emoji 'Face with Tears ...

In the second iOS 18.4 beta that Apple released today, there are a selection of new emoji characters, including bags under ...