But when you send it to a new date, who puts a smile on your face with every notification, then it's different. A "Good night" with this heart-shaped mouth emoji might seem harmless between ...

As with the rat emoji, these cases often emerge within the secret codes used by gang members. Professor Marcel Danesi, a linguistic anthropologist from the University of Toronto, says that emoji ...

PARENTS should keep their eyes peeled for the eight ball emoji on their children's phones, police have warned. While the popular icon can have innocent uses - it also has a darker, hidden meaning ...

Police and schools have issued warnings to parents about a 'sinister emoji' code used by incel teenagers in the wake of the success of Netflix hit Adolescence. Teachers and police forces have ...

"Guess who's moving? You!!!" the message began, followed by a large smiling emoji. "Pay your outstanding balance, or release your apartment and turn in your keys to the leasing office by 6:00 p.m ...