My texting philosophy when it comes to communicating with my BFFs? If I'm not being as extra as possible, then what's the point? Thanks to TikTok user Imani Futrell, aka @futrelli, I now have one more ...

Smartphones have revolutionized the way we communicate, and emoji are a big part of the reason why. These little cartoon symbols have helped us communicate quickly while also adding a layer of ...

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Get ready for new emoji in late 2026. Explore the fresh additions like the pickle emoji and what it brings to messaging.

While the Emoji keyboard is not new to the iPhone, it seemed as if it was disabled in iPhone OS 4.0 . For those of you developers big into the Emoji keyboard, here is how to regain the Emoji keyboard ...

Apple has yet to adopt the Unicode 17 characters, which were officially revealed in July 2025. Unicode 17 emojis are set to ...

Emojipedia, an online encyclopedia for all things emoji-related, celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Apple emojis by showing smartphone users just how much their favorite emojis have changed in a ...

Emojis are a fun evolution from the emoticons of old—but there are only so many to choose from. While a handful of new ones are added each year, for the most part, what you see is what you get, which ...

You can search for emojis on your iPhone, starting with iOS 14, so that you don't have to browse by scrolling through all of them. To search, switch to the emoji keyboard and type your search terms in ...