Drumroll please: The most popular brand-new emoji of 2025, based on the Unicode 16.0 list, is ... Face with Bags Under the ...

Carrie was a managing editor at CNET focused on breaking and trending news. She'd been reporting and editing for more than a decade, including at the National Journal and Current TV. GoDaddy wants to ...

Emoji Kitchen is available within Gboard, so there's no excuse for not giving it a go. If downloading the Gboard app is too much effort, search for "Emoji Kitchen" in Google Search, and you can play ...

The Unicode Consortium updates its emoji file with hundreds of new characters, ranging from a John Travolta-like disco dancer to a joystick. Dara Kerr was a senior reporter for CNET covering the ...

Sometimes when you're texting or chatting, words just don't cut it. That's when an emoji steps in to fill the void and save the day. Whether you like it or not, emoji aren't going anywhere — in fact, ...

Each of the 50 U.S. states has a unique symbol: flag, animal, flower, and now, emoji. SwiftKey this week revealed the United States of Emoji—an interactive map that highlights the most popular icons ...

Unicode is pushing 38 new emoji for inclusion into its image library. Not all of them will appeal to everyone, but some of them look pretty important: "shrug," "rolling on the floor laughing," "motor ...