You could call them modern hieroglyphics. US researchers have shown people who use emojis more often have greater emotional intelligence. Jörg Carstensen/dpa A leafless, lifeless tree is among the ...

The Unicode Consortium has finalized and released version 16.0 of the Unicode standard, the elaborate character set that ensures that our phones, tablets, PCs, and other devices can all communicate ...

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A lineup of eight new emojis will enter our texting vernacular and they're ready to represent many ideas in our social media posts, text messages and more. The new emojis include a leafless tree, a ...

The list of fresh emoji up for consideration includes a tired-looking face, a fingerprint, a leafless tree, a harp and several more. If approved, they’ll be added to iPhone, Mac and iPad as well as ...

Every year, the Unicode Consortium decides on new emoji characters that will be coming to smartphones and other devices in the future, and this week, the Unicode 17 emoji recommendations came out [PDF ...

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 ...