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Emojis

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Get Ready for the New Emojis of 2022

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie July 17, 2022July 15, 2022

Maracas, a jellyfish, a shaking face, and a WiFi icon are among the dozens of new emojis that could be approved this year.

Posted inNews

This Extremely Satisfying Website Ranks Emojis By Actual Size

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu January 18, 2022January 18, 2022

A new project, “Emoji to Scale,” orders every mini-object by their real-world dimensions.

Posted inNews

83% of Emoji Users Want More Inclusive Icons, Survey Says

by Hakim Bishara April 20, 2021April 22, 2021

The Global Emoji Diversity & Inclusion report by Adobe surveyed 7,000 people from seven countries.

Posted inNews

Head in the Clouds and Hearts on Fire: The New Emoji Coming to iOS in 2021

by Sarah Rose Sharp September 23, 2020November 5, 2020

The drop failed to include a “flaming dumpster” emoji to convey our current reality.

Posted inIn Brief

Our Digital Vocabulary Will Expand Yet Again With New Emoji Release

by Sarah Rose Sharp January 31, 2020January 31, 2020

From ninjas to pinched hands, Russian dolls to anatomically correct hearts, our modes of online communication will never be the same.

Posted inOpinion

New Non-Binary Emojis Fall Short of Their Good Intentions

by Sarah Rose Sharp November 15, 2019

While the announcement might be a step in the right direction, it inadvertently reinforces even more gender stereotypes, limiting nonbinary individuals to greyish androgynous figures defined primarily by their haircuts.

Posted inSponsored

Emojicon Is Coming to Brooklyn

by Emojination July 5, 2018October 10, 2018

On July 14, three days before World Emoji Day, Emojination is hosting the second-ever Emojicon, a celebration of all things emoji. The day long conference and party will be held at the Bell House in Brooklyn.

Posted inNews

Express Your Feelings with Emoji Characters from Old Master Paintings

by Claire Voon October 28, 2016October 29, 2016

If you can’t say it with words, you can now say it with expressions from Old Masters paintings.

Posted inNews

Could Emoji Replace Pin Numbers?

by Laura C. Mallonee June 16, 2015June 15, 2015

Emoji have been widely praised for the way they can foster better communication. But what if they could also make it easier to remember things — for instance, the password to your bank account?

Posted inArt

Are Emojis a Language?

by Becca Rothfeld May 6, 2015May 6, 2015

Do emoji, which comprise so much of our textual communication, really constitute a language?

Posted inOpinion

As Multiculti Emojis Debut, Bleach Company Stains Its Reputation with Off-Color Joke

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian April 8, 2015April 8, 2015

On the day that the world could finally send diverse-looking emoji, US-based bleach company Clorox made a very bad joke.

Posted inIn Brief

More Emojis = More Sex

by Becca Rothfeld February 13, 2015February 15, 2015

The next time your parents and other denizens of the older generation criticize you for using too many emojis, you can scandalize them further by retorting that more emojis correlate with more sex.

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