They found a pot vase which was once used to drink a sweet, sherbet-like substance. But it was the decoration of the pitcher that caught the eye of the astounded archaeologists. A complete face was ...

Don't :- ( It's time to celebrate the emoticon's birthday by remembering the simpler days when all smileys were sideways. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his family live 100 ...

Emoji — the pictogram prodigy of text-based emoticons — can be found everywhere. In less than two decades, the ideograms of modern times have become internet shorthand for emotion: They encapsulate ...

You are about to send a text message. Should you express an emotion with words or an emoji? According to Aristotle, we have nine basic emotions: anger, friendship, fear, shame, kindness, pity, ...

Texting has changed the way we use language, and perhaps the most noticeable change is the use of those little icons we now use in place of words to get our messages across. From emotions to food, ...

If you've corresponded with someone who uses Microsoft's Outlook email product, you may have noticed something weird: Their e-mail messages might inexplicably end in the letter "J." So you get weird ...

Unless you are a habitually glum soul, chances are you would have thrown in an emoji your conversation: a smiley, a sad face or a shining sun. Unless you are a habitually glum soul, chances are you ...

On September 19, 1982, Carnegie Mellon professor Dr. Scott Fahlman invented the first emoticon: the humble smiley. Narratively has the exact message: Every September 19 — that's today, by the way — ...

You’ve heard about the words of the year—Oxford’s vape, Merriam-Webster’s culture, and Dictionary.com’s exposure, to name a few. And perhaps you’re even eagerly awaiting the American Dialect Society’s ...

A friend sends me emails, and when I open them, butterflies flit about the screen. Better than moths, perhaps, but I am petrified that such electronic livestock will introduce viruses into my computer ...

A smiley face emoji has triggered a huge debate in the trial of the man charged with running online illegal drugs market Silk Road. 30-year-old Ross Ulbricht has admitted to founding the narcotics ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered what is believed to be the world’s oldest smiley face emoji. It was unearthed when scientists were investigating a site in Turkey which dated back to 2,000BC. They found ...