A smiley face isn't always simply a smiley face. Emoji are set to get more complicated, ... especially if superiors tend to be members of the Generation X or baby boomer groups.

A text with this emoji could cause a pregnant pause. This year’s batch of emoji finalists includes a knocked-up man, a disco ball and a melting smiley face, according to a report.

Baby Boomers were born between 1946 and 1964; Gen X followed from 1965 to 1980. Part of their hesitation may stem from the ironic or otherwise subjective interpretations of emojis deployed by Gen ...

The smiley face emoji without a mouth means you're at a loss for words, while the same face with a zipper for a mouth means you'll keep a secret (my lips are sealed) or it's used to tell someone ...

Of course the smiley face wasn’t always just an emoji. It actually has a steeper history that’s older than any Gen Z. According to The Guardian, the smiley face was invented in 1963 “as a ...

Look, I’m no emoji expert, but there’s one thing I do know: The basic smiley emoji is a goddamn liar. And using it makes you a liar, too. I first noticed ...

To Gen Z, that classic smiley face emoji isn’t all sunshine — it’s more of a smug, side-eye smirk that can come off as passive-aggressive in texts like above. You are viewing 1 of 4 images ...

Bing now supports searches with emoji, meaning you can insert or paste a range of emoji icons like hearts, smiley faces, food graphics, or any combination thereof, for some interesting, though not ...

Gen Z's interpretation of the smiley face emoji isn't new, although it's making headlines again. In 2021, the Wall Street Journal ran a whole piece on it and included insight from Gen Z.