To mark World Emoji Day 2018, Apple has unveiled more than 70 new emoji characters set to appear in an update to operating software on its devices, including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac.

New animals on the emoji block include a contemplative parrot, a near-perfectly symmetrical peacock, though the lobster is exactly symmetrical, and a surprisingly insouciant kangaroo. Foodstuffs ...

Apple is releasing 50 new emojis this fall, including new foods, animals, and smiley-face options to spice up your texts. There is even a yawning emoji! Apple photo.

To celebrate World Animal Day, a new tricky emoji quiz has been released by Everypaw Pet Insurance. The average time to complete the baffling challenge is 11 minutes.

Are you ready for a ton of new emoji? If not, you better hurry to prepare yourself and your phone. Announced Wednesday by the Unicode Consortium, a group that helps make open standards to allow ...

Explore the meanings behind emojis with this comprehensive guide. From happy faces to animals and objects, this list provides detailed explanations for a wide range of emoji symbols.

But even with the shortcomings in emoji diversity, the study highlighted a positive note: The number of animal and nature emojis has more than doubled in the past eight years, with a current total ...

Creating the First Emoji All of these reports remain unconfirmed. However, CNN reported that one person from Japan created the first emoji in 1999, working within a grid measuring 12 by 12 pixels.

Researchers said symbols for animals, plants, fungi and microorganisms are underrepresented, which undermines interest in unknown species and conservation efforts.