Once reserved for romantic partners and other loved ones, the heart emoji can now mean anything—which means it has no meaning ...

A Saskatchewan agricultural company has requested the Supreme Court of Canada rule on whether a thumbs-up emoji texted to a retail partner can constitute a legal contract.

A security researcher claims to have discovered a way to hide extra information inside emoji.

Google Messages Screen Effects might be the best feature that you've never stumbled across while texting. Here are my ...

Paul Butler tests and demonstrates the flexibility of encoding hidden messages within Unicode characters, including emoji.

Paula Miluska wins case against employer following text message dismissal during period of ‘horrendous’ morning sickness ...

A woman has been awarded a payout of more than £93,000 after her boss fired her while she was ill from her pregnancy by ...

We live in a world where entire relationships unfold on a screen. With a few taps, we can confess feelings, argue, make up, ...

A woman whose boss fired her with a text containing a “jazz hands” emoji while she was ill from her pregnancy has been compensated nearly £94,000. At such a critical moment in US history, we need ...

Sometimes it can be difficult to understand what someone means in a message, and when you throw emoji in the mix things get even more complicated. A "😃" or " ️" are easy to understand, but how are ...

Butler said it is highly unlikely that anyone would be able to use this method to hide malware or malicious code in an emoji.

Using variation selectors, you can conceal messages of arbitrary length within emoji, or indeed any unicode character. "To be ...