Emoji

Attempts to soften negative messages backfire: This is how emojis undermine your professional image

Emojis showing negative emotions create a less professional perception, while positive ones may aid in specific cases

Group of people using and looking at mobile phone together.
The new emojis

A sneak peek at Apple’s new emojis

A protester holds a mobile phone with a Palestinian flag and a photo of slain Hamas spokesman Abu Obeidah, during a rally held by Houthi protesters to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, August 30, 2024

Emojis, SIM swaps: How Hamas greenlit October 7 massacre, undetected by Israel

 The sneakers emoji

With shipping to Israel: Buy sneakers that look like the iPhone emoji


World's oldest ‘emojis’ unearthed at prehistoric site in Israel

The archaeologists believe that the bone belonged to an auroch, large cattle that is considered an ancestor of cows and ox.

The bone featuring the world's oldest symbols unearthed in Israel.

Twitter creates special emoji for Hanukkah hashtags

The hashtags it will accompany include several in English such as #HappyHanukkah and #Hanukkah. It will also accompany hashtags in multiple languages including Russian, Spanish and Hebrew.

A 3D-printed logo for Twitter is seen in this illustrative picture

On World Emoji Day, Twitter announces the most used emojis of 2020

"The impact of COVID-19 on our conversations and behavior is evident in emoji usage trends compared to last year."

Twitter's top 10 emojis of 2020, announced on World Emoji Day.

My Word: Emojis, signs and mixed messages

Will emojis take us back to the days of cavemen’s drawings? This is where the new “dodo” or “mammoth” emojis might come in useful.

Pinched fingers emoji

World rejoices as 'pinched fingers' or 'rega' emoji is released

Whatever you call it, Quentin Somerville, the Middle East correspondent for the BBC, sees the codification of the regional signifier for “hold on to your horses” as welcome good news.

'Pinching fingers' emoji

Will there soon be a Torah emoji?

There are already some other Jewish-themed emojis in use online and in various messaging platforms: A synagogue, two stars of David and an Israeli flag.

Reading a torah scroll

Fighting for equality - Rabbis demand the addition of kippah-wearing emoji

"We request the creation of a new emoji that will symbolize the Jewish religion, either a woman wearing a hat, a person wearing a kippah, or even an emoji of Torah books."

The new hijab emoji.

Falafel emoji on its way to your phone

A new slate of 230 emojis will begin appearing on phones later this year

Falafel emoji