Keith Broni

The emoji keyboard has been a mainstay across our phones and tablets for over a decade, but today it can be easily accessed across a broad range of devices. One such platform is Sony's PlayStation 5 gaming console. Editor's Notes: the Sony Playstation emoji set is

Apple has released iOS 14.5 which brings new emojis such as heart on fire [https://emojipedia.org/heart-on-fire/] and a face in clouds [https://emojipedia.org/face-in-clouds/] to all iPhone and iPad users, as well as a vaccine-friendly redesign of the syringe [https://emojipedia.org/syringe/] emoji. Also new

Twitter appears to be teasing a brand new style for the Twemoji emoji set [http://emojipedia.org/twitter/]: one that would be a significant departure from their current flat designs. Editor's Note: As of January 2022, these possible new designs have yet to be implemented. They have, however,

To be clear, despite the date of publishing, this is not an April Fool's joke. There's a new top emoji in town. After years of dominance the laughing crying emoji [https://emojipedia.org/face-with-tears-of-joy/] has been dethroned as Twitter's top emoji. In its place

Twitter has begun rollout of its latest emoji update which includes an updated version of the syringe emoji. The new syringe design comes as part of Twemoji 13.0.2 [http://emojipedia.org/twitter/twemoji-13.0.2/] and aligns with changes announced by Apple and Google [https://blog.emojipedia.org/

It’s been one year since the World Health Organisation declared [https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020] COVID-19 a global pandemic. Strict preventative measures were introduced in many nations across the world, and usage of previously-uncommon emojis jumped exponentially as people took to Twitter to grapple with what

Google's Gmail service was one of the first platforms with emoji support, dating back to 2008. However, the platform’s emoji support within browsers has been neglected over the last number of years. Update: ahead of World Emoji Day 2021, Google have announced [https://blog.google/products/android/

The 💉 Syringe [https://emojipedia.org/syringe/] emoji has been updated to remove the blood, allowing this existing emoji serve as a vaccination emoji in 2021. New emojis and new vaccines have more in common than might first meet the eye. Both require oversight from various committees, take years to approve,

Questions about heart emojis are very common, and this makes a lot of sense. No-one wants to be accused of giving the wrong impression, nor step over some kind of line of emoji familiarity. Does the blue heart mean platonic love and the green heart represents jealousy? Is there a

Today JoyPixels has releases the latest incarnation of its Unicode compliant emoji set: JoyPixels 6.5. New additions include a Face in Clouds [https://emojipedia.org/face-in-clouds/] and a Mending Heart [https://emojipedia.org/mending-heart/], alongside the considerable number of design changes across existing gesture and symbol emojis. Above: All

Owners of Google's latest Pixel phones now have access to new 217 new emojis, including a face exhaling [https://emojipedia.org/face-exhaling/] and a heart on fire [https://emojipedia.org/heart-on-fire/], as well as options to mix and match the skin tone of many couple emojis. These come

Emoji use continues to rise with over one in five tweets now containing at least one emoji. While more emojis are being used now than ever, the rate of growth has slowed in 2020. In the middle of a year where the 🦠 Microbe emoji [https://emojipedia.org/microbe/] saw a

The latest version of WhatsApp for Android includes new emojis such as Smiling Face with Tear [https://emojipedia.org/smiling-face-with-tear/] and Pinched Fingers [https://emojipedia.org/pinched-fingers/]. This follows an update in recent months where support was provided new gender neutral emoji support. Above: all of the new emojis featured

You've heard of 🎅 Santa Claus [https://emojipedia.org/santa-claus/] and perhaps 🤶 Mrs. Claus [https://emojipedia.org/mrs-claus/], but how about 🧑‍🎄 Mx. Claus [https://emojipedia.org/mx-claus/]? As we approach the end of 2020, most major emoji vendors now support Emoji 13.0 [https://emojipedia.org/emoji-13.0/]: the

Samsung's Android software layer One UI now supports the latest emojis, for any devices setup to receive One UI version 2.5. Alongside 116 brand new emojis, this update includes a sizable number of design changes, with many of these being new gender neutral designs for previously-released people

Google has today begun rolling out its latest OS update, Android 11.0. Included in this new release are 117 brand new emojis and a significant number of design changes, several of which are heavily inspired by popular designs of the past. Above: all 117 new emojis included in Android

For World Emoji Day, Google has announced a number of classic emojis returning to Android this fall. Promising to "protect this perfect tortoise with our lives" (a reference to the popular pastime of reviewing emoji designs [https://staff.tumblr.com/post/153541214160/official-ranking-of-every-turtle-emoji-on] on Tumblr), Google has indicated

JoyPixels has released version 6.0 of its freemium emoji set. This update includes the latest batch of new emojis and a wide-ranging series of design changes. All 117 new emojis approved in Emoji 13.0 [https://emojipedia.org/emoji-13.0/] are included in JoyPixels 6.0 [https://emojipedia.org/

Google has released the Android 11 beta [https://developer.android.com/preview/] , which includes support for latest emojis. Emoji additions include Smiling Face with Tear [https://emojipedia.org/smiling-face-with-tear/] and Pinched Fingers [https://emojipedia.org/pinched-fingers/]. Above: A selection of the emojis designs available in the latest Android 11 beta.

Following the death of George Floyd and subsequent Black Lives Matter protests against racism and police brutality, Emojipedia experienced a signification increase in lookups of the ✊🏿 Raised Fist with Dark Skin Tone emoji [https://emojipedia.org/raised-fist-dark-skin-tone/]. > Trending: ✊🏿 Raised Fist with Dark Skin Tone https://t.co/RYrQjh8jlz #BlackLivesMatter

Twitter has begun rollout of its latest emoji update. Versioned as Twemoji 13.0, this update includes all of the new 2020 emojis such as Smiling Face with Tear [https://emojipedia.org/smiling-face-with-tear/], People Hugging [https://emojipedia.org/people-hugging/], Bubble Tea [https://emojipedia.org/bubble-tea/] and the Pinched Fingers [https:

A sentiment analysis performed by Emojipedia finds that positive emoji use is on the decrease, while the total number of emojis sent in our communications continues to rise. Analyzing 68 million unique tweets, a number of patterns have emerged which go some way toward reflecting the global mood and how

Yesterday Twitter begun rollout of a new emoji update: Twemoji 12.1.16. While it doesn't include any new emojis, the update does include subtle changes to 36 previously released emoji designs. Above: a selection of the updated emoji designs in Twemoji 12.1.16. As Twemoji 12.

The number one news story around the world right now is the spread of the latest strain of coronavirus, COVID-19 [https://emojipedia.org/coronavirus/]. While we don't have much to say about the spread of the virus itself – let's leave that to the experts – it is

Google has begun its rollout of support for Emoji 12.1 [https://emojipedia.org/emoji-12.1/], at least for Pixel owners, providing 168 new emojis [https://emojipedia.org/google/android-10.0-march-2020-feature-drop/new/] to those on Google devices. This update brings the latest gender neutral emojis such as a non-gender-specific Cook