This update also delivers support for Unicode emoji up to Emoji 13.1. Once updated, users will be able to access all emoji with the standard Windows key combination (WIN and .) – that's the ...

Confusion abounds. We've reached out to Microsoft for comment on the matter. Hopefully there is clarity on the subject soon, in addition to some sweet, sweet 3D emoji. Until then, emojigate rages on.

World Emoji Day started in 2014. It's celebrated every year on July 17 because that's the date shown on the calendar emoji 📅. It's a day that celebrates how emoji help people express themselves in a ...