John M. Kelly

John M. Kelly

John M. Kelly wrote a regular Emojiology column investigating emoji use. In his former role as Senior Emoji Lexicographer, John compiled many of the emoji definitions found on Emojipedia.org

Sorry, London Times, the Kids These Days Aren't Using πŸ›€ for ⚰️

Sorry, London Times, the Kids These Days Aren't Using πŸ›€ for ⚰️

On Friday, February 22, the London Times ran an article [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/3444dd84-361d-11e9-b41a-ec1745518ba6] on emojis that made many of us go πŸ˜‚, πŸ™ƒ, or πŸ€” online. > The Times emoji explainer is killing me. πŸ† πŸ‘ πŸ”₯ pic.twitter.com/uA8Th2Mc62 [https://t.co/uA8Th2Mc62] β€” Latika M Bourke (@latikambourke) February 22, 2019

Emojiology: πŸ₯° Smiling Face With Hearts

Emojiology: πŸ₯° Smiling Face With Hearts

Earlier this month, the Unicode Consortium debuted its final list of new emojis for 2019 [https://blog.emojipedia.org/230-new-emojis-in-final-list-for-2019/] β€”and we debated it. Some men felt challenged by what Pinching Hand [https://emojipedia.org/pinching-hand/] implied about their bodies [https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/pinching-emoji-tiny-dick-gesture-unicode-consortium-sexting] while some women

Emojiology: 🀠 Cowboy Hat Face

Emojiology: 🀠 Cowboy Hat Face

In our Emojiology series so far, we’ve clarified the confusion of πŸ˜ͺ Sleepy Face [https://blog.emojipedia.org/emojiology-sleepy-face/], reconciled the conflicts of 😭 Loudly Crying Face [https://blog.emojipedia.org/emojiology-loudly-crying-face/], and unpacked the complexities of 😏 Smirking Face [https://blog.emojipedia.org/emojiology-smirking-face/] and 😬 Grimacing Face [https://blog.emojipedia.org/