A parachute emoji is a strong contender for next years Unicode version 12 after being included in their draft candidate list.

The latest Unicode 11 emojis are being tested in a beta build of Android.

UK based supermarket Iceland is now letting customers buy their food shopping via emoji search.

You encounter emojis on a regular basis in your 21st-century, tech-savvy lifestyle, but what is the history of emojis? They’re all over the place, and you really can’t interact with any device or platform these days without someone sending you an emoji or you sending one out yourself. This speaks to the ubiquity of this form of communication.

Whatsapp stickers are currently being tweaked with the latest build of the messaging service, potentially giving users a fun new way to message.

In a stunning U-turn, Google have backtracked on previous statements and have replaced their gun emoji with a harmless water pistol.

Study of 2,000 adults aged 16 - 65 finds that emojis are damaging the English language

Twemoji 2.6 also makes other changes to sprites

A new study shows that emoji skin tone options have been used positively on Twitter since their introduction in 2015

Retiring football pundit John Motson will be honoured with his very own emoji when one of four hashtags are used on Twitter.

A new proposal could see a Screwdriver Emoji added to the current Emoji Standard, giving users yet another tool to in the ever expanding emoji toolbox

To emoji or not to emoji? Desperate teachers in English schools are resorting to emojis to teach the works of William Shakespeare.

Some emojis are simply doomed to failure: here are 5 emojis that were proposed but never included in the emoji standard.

Want to celebrate the betrothal of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle using emoji? Then here’s the best Royal Wedding Emojis to use!

Two new animals have been proposed for inclusion in the Unicode emoji standard: the otter emoji and the flamingo emoji.

Google Chrome is testing a new emoji typing tool in the beta build of the browser. Learn how you can type emojis much faster with Chrome right here ☝️

Brexit emojis were a hotly discussed topic on a BBC breakfast show… until the presenters realised the date was in fact April Fools. Their hilarious reaction and the full story here.