Formerly known as smileys and often confused with emoticons, emoji faces are used on SMS and social media apps like Instagram ...

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.

What are the most popular emoji? You may have your own go-to emoji, but according to Emojipedia, these are the most popular ...

1. Open Messages. 2. Tap into the right chat. 3. Long-press on a message.

Who creates the symbols so many of us now use to communicate? How do they get on our phones? And why can’t we all agree on ...