Unicode
How the Cry-Laughing Face Became the Most Divisive Emoji in History
It's been a decade since the "face with tears of joy" was added to smartphones. A lot has happened to it since then.
The People Deserve a Guillotine Emoji
For World Emoji Day on July 17, Lisbon-based artist Carrozo is trying to convince the Unicode Consortium to make a guillotine emoji happen.
These 'Ghost Characters' Don't Mean Anything But You Can Type Them Anyway
Forty years ago, a handful of fake Japanese characters ended up in Unicode by mistake.
Google's New Eggless 'Inclusive' Salad Made a Bunch of People Mad
A UK group has accused the company of giving in to vegans' "warped ideology."
Emoji Makers Went to War over a New Frowning Poop Emoji
"Will we have a CRYING PILE OF POO next? PILE OF POO WITH TONGUE STICKING OUT? PILE OF POO WITH QUESTION MARKS FOR EYES?"
The Brief History of the Taco Emoji Now Has a Happy Ending
Our smart phones have 14 automobile emojis. So what does it mean in our modern world that there's only one taco emoji out there?
RIP Sexy Peach Emoji, the Juiciest Butt Icon of Our Generation
What will the future of sexting entail without the belovedly Rubenesque peach of yore?
A Teen Proposed a Hijab Emoji Because She Just Wanted One that Looked Like Her
Unicode has been moving to make emojis more diverse and inclusive.
We Talked to a Typeface Designer About Creating Emojis for Unicode
Paul D. Hunt of Adobe talks about emoji diversity and more.
The 72 New Emoji, Ranked
The definitive, arbitrary ranking of the latest additions to our pictorial vocabularies.