The classic smiley face emoji now means something completely different to those under 30. Instead of conveying happiness, the grinning yellow face is now seen as dismissive, passive-aggressive, or ...

November 16, 2014 9:00 p.m. Smile, You’re Speaking Emoji: The Rapid Evolution of a Wordless Tongue By Adam Sternbergh ...

The world has continued its love affair with “face with tears of joy,” a crass, blunt instrument of an emoji. That’s according to data released by the Unicode Consortium.