We’ve all been there. On Android or Gchat or Gmail, you try to send a crying emoji, or a grin. Basic stuff, really. But when you click the icon, you’re suddenly reminded that Google’s emoji are ...

The ugliest emoji in the world come courtesy of Android. They're blobs that look nothing like what other platforms have to offer, and they can be quite confusing. Oh, and did I mention how ugly they ...

When the very first set of emoji was designed by Japanese engineer Shigetaku Kurita in the 1990s, pixel-y dots within a 12-by-12 dot grid were about the entirety of what could be conveyed in emoji ...

There's a common perception that the emojis on iPhones (and other Apple devices) are superior to those on Android phones, but ...

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, emoji have become a key part of the way that many of us communicate, and that makes representation vitally important to the way they’re designed. With this in mind, Google is ...

As a part of the Android 16 QPR3 beta update that rolled out to Google Pixel phones yesterday, Google has also updated its emoji set to include a few refreshed designs ahead of a larger update to come ...

World Emoji Day, one of those strangely recognised holidays that happens every year on July 17 (look at the calendar emoji and you'll understand why), is unlikely to change its name anytime soon. But ...

The ugliest emoji in the world come courtesy of Android. They’re blobs that look nothing like what other platforms have to offer, and they can be quite confusing. Oh, and did I mention how ugly they ...