Whether it's a friendly smiley face or a cheeky aubergine, emoji now form a staple part ... However, it could be a while before we finally get them on our smartphones. In a blog announcing the ...

Emojipedia will give you a brief description of that emoji. For example, here's what Emojipedia writes about the " ‍ ️" (face in clouds) emoji: "A face that appears surrounded by ...

Of the six billion emoji that are sent globally every day, around 70% are emotion based – for example, smiley face, love hearts. A smaller proportion of the emoji sent are sad expressions.

Earlier this year, Google revealed plans to approach emoji creators Unicode with designs for a slew of new emoji that would bring far more gender balance to the current offering. Tackling the fact ...