The classic smiley face emoji now means something completely different to those under 30. Instead of conveying happiness, the grinning yellow face is now seen as dismissive, passive-aggressive ...

Apple added eight new emoji to all iPhones when the company released iOS 18.4 in March, and Samsung brought those same emoji ...

From a simple thumbs up to a laughing cowboy, there is an emoji for almost any conceivable moment. But it is the humble smiley face which is the most iconic of them all. However, if you've been ...

Well, they have really strong opinions about the use of the smiley face emoji, in particular Apple’s yellow, wide eyed grinning emoji. So what is it about the smiley face that is so wrong?

The emoji is a flipped version of the usual smile face which is one of the most used emoticons. It can be used in a similar way as the shrugging emoji, which represents the saying "oh well".

🥴 Smiling Face with Half-Opened Eyes Represents happiness, contentment, and gratitude. 😇 Smiling Emoji with Halo Represents humor and innocence. Can be used humorously to represent bad intent or ...

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.