Your favourite emoji might not mean what you think it does. A forensic linguist explains how these seemingly innocent symbols could have legal and social implications.
A " " or " ️" are easy to understand, but how are " " and " " different? Over time, emoji meanings have become subjective depending on a message's context and wider cultural trends.
Heartbreak, maybe? Truth is, there’s a surprising range of heart emoji meanings. To get the scoop, we spoke with Keith Broni, the editor-in-chief of Emojipedia, the go-to guide for everything emoji.
Early in July, a Canadian farmer was ordered to pay C$82,000 (S$82,468) in damages by a court that ruled that the thumbs-up emoji he had added in reply to a text message was just as valid as a ...