The final emoji list for 2019 has now been approved by the Unicode Consortium and includes a total of 230 new emojis coming to major platforms this year. Additions include previously drafted candidates

Twitter has today begun to roll out a new update to its native Twemoji emoji set: Twemoji 11.3. The first update to the vendor’s designs in 2019, it features a series

Today EmojiOne has released a new version of its emoji suite, updating a considerable number of pre-existing emoji designs: a now well-established practice for the freemium emoji vendor. First previewed in October 2018,

A picture, as they say, is worth a thousand words. So, too, at least in the realms of texting and social media, is an emoji. Behold the wide eyes and red cheeks of

WhatsApp has released new emojis for Android, along with design modifications for its native emoji set. The latest update means that WhatsApp users on Android now have access to both the 157 new

A comprehensive list of emojis used at Christmas time, where they come from, and most importantly: how much cheer they spread on each platform. Both ⛄ Winter and 🎅 Christmas are well represented on the

As we saw in our Emojiology on 👻 Ghost, Halloween is downright haunted by emojis to mark the occasion. Close behind it, on the holiday front, is Christmas. From a 🎁 Gift under the 🎄 Christmas

As with most things Unicode-related, emoji flags are more complicated than they may first appear. With calls in recent years for emoji representation of the Aboriginal Australian flag, Transgender flag, Brittany flag, Kurdish

Questions about Samsung emoji support are a frequent occurrence on Emojipedia's various social media accounts. In particular, users often want to know why they don't have emojis that other platforms include. Samsung has

Facebook has confirmed its major emoji update for 2018 is now available for the majority of Facebook users. The release, of which some elements began to be surface in June, features 157 new

On November 21, 2008 Apple released a free software update for iPhone users in Japan which contained Apple's first emoji font and keyboard. Ten years later, it's clear that this release paved the

Apple's emoji font — Apple Color Emoji — is iconic. It wasn't the first emoji set in existance, but it is certainly the most recognizable. First debuting as part of iPhone OS 2.2 on

“I’ve been waiting forever for the ginger emoji and THIS is it?? Uh, hello? Redheads feel all the emotions, too.”Self-confessed “feisty redhead” Becca Watters on Twitter wrote about her frustration with

Smileys, hair types and human appendages are among the most discussed emoji additions in iOS 12.1.Most engaging were the new hairless people (👩‍🦲 Woman: Bald / 👨‍🦲 Man: Bald),  🥴 Woozy Face, and 🥰 Smiling Face

Emoji release schedules on various platforms has now spread out so far that Windows 10 is testing draft emoji candidates for 2019 at the same time that WhatsApp is releasing the new emojis

Is there a time of year that is better represented using emojis than Halloween?Saving you the time of scrolling through your emoji keyboard to find the best spooky emojis, I hereby present

While iOS users are awaiting the final release of iOS 12.1 with support for Emoji 11.0 (the 2018 emoji update); work continues on the 2019 release of the Unicode Standard.Today's

When it comes to emojis, there’s no time of year quite like Halloween. We fill our texts and tweets with the many tricks and treats emojis offer for the holiday, from jack-o’

Apple has released a new version of its forthcoming bagel emoji. Now including cream-cheese, this aims to address concerns raised about the previous design.When Apple first released the new emoji support in