Of the six billion emoji that are sent globally every day, around 70% are emotion based – for example, smiley face, love hearts. A smaller proportion of the emoji sent are sad expressions.

From friendly smiley faces to cheeky peaches, emoji form a staple part of many of our daily messages. Now, eight new emoji ...

Melissa Moore grew up with a father who turned out to be the Happy Face Killer. How true is Dennis Quaid's portrayal in the ...

Over time, emoji meanings have become subjective, depending on a message's context and wider cultural trends. Which shaking smiley face should you use? Is there a difference between each different ...

From simple smiley faces and love hearts to high heels and rainbows, it seems like there is already an emoji for every possible situation.