Emoji date back to 1999 when they first appeared on Japanese cell phones. But it’s history goes further than that, because before there were emoji, there were emoticons.

Emoji have become ubiquitous in popular culture ... they actually have a longer history than you might think. In their former lives as emoticons, which are typographic symbols as opposed to ...

Sometimes it can be difficult to understand what someone means in a phone message. And when you throw emoji into the mix, things get even more complicated. A " " or " ️" are easy to ...

A California woman who lost her home in the Eaton Fire has a 3D plan to rebuild. When a father couldn’t find toys and apparel featuring Black historical figures, he created his own. We’ll ...

There's no denying the fact we're living through a worrying moment in history. Many of us are understandably ... When words fail us, emoji often do the job just as well. Emojipedia — a website ...

Of course an emoji can mean various things ... She recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in American History. Email her at [email protected] or follow her @ecaviar_.

Users will have to update their Apple devices to the latest software in order to access the new emoji Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at PEOPLE's ...

A California woman who lost her home in the Eaton Fire has a 3D plan to rebuild. When a father couldn’t find toys and apparel featuring Black historical figures, he created his own. We’ll ...