Lauren Gawne is affiliated with Unicode as a member of the Emoji Standard & Research Working Group. Jessica Kruk does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

From friendly smiley faces to cheeky aubergines, emoji now form a staple part of many of our messages. While most popular characters are harmless fun, other seemingly-innocent symbols have ...

A " " or " ️" are easy to understand, but how are " " and " " different, and what does it mean when someone sends you food emoji like " " or " "? Over time, emoji meanings have ...

The US Supreme Court will consider Tuesday whether it violates the Constitution for public elementary schools to use books with LGBTQ themes without letting parents opt out, in one of three cases ...

As reported last year, the Unicode Consortium had teased eight new emoji that would become available on platforms such as iOS and Android. Now with the official release of iOS 18.4 to the public ...

A viral video captures seven-year-old Ananya Yadav from Ambedkarnagar saving her school books as a nearby hut catches fire during a bulldozer action. The incident moved many, including the Supreme ...

Here’s a reminder that next weekend I’ll be giving a talk at the second Crossword Con in New York City before heading up to the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Come say hello if you’ll ...

Apple today released iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, the fourth major updates to the iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 operating system updates that came out last year. iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 come two months after ...

Montgomery County is the nation’s most religiously diverse county and the largest in the state of Maryland. Credit - Sarah L. Voisin—The Washington Post via Getty When the Supreme Court hears ...

Here’s what you need to know. The emoji announcement came just before rumors about new emojis inspired by popular female musicians began circulating. The social media posts claimed Apple was ...