The rollout of the new gender-neutral emoji comes the same week that Apple ... those that went beyond the simple laughing and crying smiley faces — "weren't necessarily intended" to have a ...

[Image: Apple] The top three most popular emoji are the joy smiley face emoji (conveys teary ... The new release also includes 138 gender-neutral forms and 75 variations of the holding hands ...

Intended to depict a neutral sentiment but often used to ... Great for: Similar to the upside-down smile, this emoji’s great for sarcasm. Instances where you’re sinking into shame, drowning ...

In another experiment, the researchers compared the use of smiley emoji to smiling or neutral photos. They found that in photos, a smiling sender was perceived as more competent and friendly than ...

Perhaps most notably, the lineup includes three gender-neutral emoji: an adult ... There's also a couple new smiley faces, including a shhh smiley you might use in a library, a monocle smiley ...

From a simple thumbs up to a laughing cowboy, there is an emoji for almost any conceivable moment. But it is the humble smiley face which is the most iconic of them all. However, if you've been ...

Over time, emoji meanings have become subjective, depending on a message's context and wider cultural trends. Which shaking smiley face should you use? Is there a difference between each different ...