TOKYO — Emoji have exploded from 176 original designs to around 1,800 and counting, as the little symbols conquer the world. Here are a few things to know about hieroglyphics for the smartphone age.

It’s the year of the emoji. Or at least that’s what the Oxford Dictionary would have us believe. That venerable arbiter of language usage has selected the “face with tears of joy” emoji as the “word” ...

If you love smiley faces you'll weep with joy about the news we're about to get more emojis! Dr Karl reveals who holds the ultimate emoji power. We love our families and we love our friends — but many ...

Consider the tilde. There it is, that little squiggle, hanging out on the far-upper-left-hand side of your ­computer keyboard. The symbol dates back to ancient Greece, though tilde comes from Spanish, ...

Consider the tilde. There it is, that little squiggle, hanging out on the far-upper-left-hand side of your ­computer keyboard. The symbol dates back to ancient Greece, though tilde comes from Spanish, ...

It’s been a big year for our culture. A huge year, one might say. Within the course of less than twelve months, we’ve witnessed history-making steps in the name of civil rights and social progress in ...

Emojis, as well as memes and other forms of short-form content, have become central to how we express ourselves and connect online. Yet as meanings shift across different contexts, so too does the ...

I'm all Face With Tears of Joy right now. That's emoji speak for laughing. What's got me so tickled? Reviews for The Emoji Movie. Admittedly, I haven't seen the movie (relieved face). And I probably ...