The Unicode Consortium decides which emojis live or die. As they prepare to release the next batch of emojis, we ask the emoji gatekeeper's president about the approval process.

The Unicode Consortium published a new proposal that addresses the current homogeneity of the emoji suite.

Back in May, Google proposed a set of emoji that would offer options that depict careers of professional women with a range of races and ethnicities. Today, the company announced that Unicode, the ...

A proposal to expand the skin color options for emojis may get the thumbs up from those calling for more diversity in the icons.

The emoji that causes the most grief is, paradoxically, the thumbs-up emoji, which members of Generation Z consider passive aggressive, while older people believe it is used as a sign of ...

The Unicode Consortium decides which emojis live or die. As they prepare to release the next batch of emojis, we ask the emoji gatekeeper's president about the approval process.

Unicode may have defined the global standards for emoji but they’re not ones drawing up those Unicorn Faces. What they’re doing is making recommendations, says Davis.

Gen Zers have called out the popular thumbs-up emoji for being “rude” and “hostile,” but other emojis can be used to help you come across as “more likable.” ...

Diverse emojis are finally here and this is Newsbeat's guide to how you get them.

This newest update finally includes the long-teased thumbs-up collection, with more than 250 thumbs-up emoji combos that will give you some 200+ kitchen combos.

While for many, the “thumbs up” symbol is considered harmless, the youngsters of Gen Z believe it’s passive-aggressive and even rude.