To Gen Z, that classic smiley face emoji isn’t all sunshine — it’s more of a smug, side-eye smirk that can come off as passive-aggressive in texts like above.

Look, I’m no emoji expert, but there’s one thing I do know: The basic smiley emoji is a goddamn liar. And using it makes you a liar, too. I first noticed ...

You may have your own go-to emoji, but according to Emojipedia, these are the most popular emoji as of early January. The list changes periodically, so what's popular now might not be popular next ...

The smiley face emoji is no longer being perceived as joyful. The generation born between 1997 and 2012 finds it to be anything but positive. Yup, that's right.

Of course the smiley face wasn’t always just an emoji. It actually has a steeper history that’s older than any Gen Z. According to The Guardian, the smiley face was invented in 1963 “as a ...

From a simple thumbs up to a laughing cowboy, there is an emoji for almost any conceivable moment. But it is the humble smiley face which is the most iconic of them all.

[Image: Apple] The top three most popular emoji are the joy smiley face emoji (conveys teary-eyed laughter), used a whopping 9.9% of the time; the red heart emoji, used 6.6% of the time; and the ...