This Wednesday World Emoji Day will be celebrated for the eleventh time, giving fans of the graphics a chance to pay tribute to them. The pictograms have been becoming slowly more prominent on our ...

The seemingly innocent Juice Emoji is purportedly being banned on TikTok, and the reason why is probably not what most would expect. The Emoji has seen a noticeable rise in usage on sites like TikTok ...

The Epstein files’ repeated food terms, especially “pizza" have revived alleged trafficking code-word theories, fueled viral speculation, sparked celebrity-linked conspiracies, and intensified online ...

Official names tell one story. Real usage tells another. Here are the emojis most often misread, plus what people actually ...

For the first time since emoji burst onto screens across the world, the most frequently used have been revealed.

Some might say that the heart emojis are the OGs of the emoji library—a founding father of sorts. They’re versatile, useful, sweet, and there are literally over 20 to choose from so there’s honestly ...

If you frequently use social media or enjoy scrolling through the internet’s never-ending supply of emojis and memes, you’ve likely encountered the ubiquitous skull emoji 💀. But what does this iconic ...

In the arenas of ancient Rome, the thumbs-up was a matter of life and death. So scholars have extrapolated from the elusive history of ancient gestures. The fates of defeated gladiators were ...

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