For instance, a smiling-face emoji is used when you want to express positive feelings. However, the same can't be said about ...

Over time, emoji meanings have become subjective, depending on a message's context and wider cultural trends. Which shaking smiley face should you use? Is there a difference between each ...

Of the six billion emoji that are sent globally every day, around 70% are emotion based – for example, smiley face, love hearts. A smaller proportion of the emoji sent are sad expressions.

What seems friendly to one person can come off as offensive or confusing to another — especially across age groups.