The way you use this emoji decides whether you’re Gen Z or not - Emojis can also take on distinct meanings depending on the ...

The emoji that causes the most grief is, paradoxically, the thumbs-up emoji, which members of Generation Z consider passive aggressive, while older people believe it is used as a sign of ...

“For younger people, the thumbs-up emoji is used to be really passive-aggressive,” a 24-year-old Redditor wrote. “It’s super rude if someone just sends you a thumbs up,” they added.

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Nottingham found that older people tended to misuse emojis — such as surprised, fearful, sad and angry reactions — to express their ...

Apple added eight new emoji to all iPhones when the company released iOS 18.4 in March, and Samsung brought those same emoji to some devices in April with the initial release of One UI 7. The new ...

The "thumbs-up" emoji is considered rude — and, according to Gen Z, it makes people who use it look old. Among the list of emojis that make texters look old to Gen Z: the red heart, the clapping ...

A 10-year-old boy in England is taking on Apple over its "nerd" emoji. Teddy Cottlel, of Oxfordshire, wants Apple to change the emoji, which depicts a glasses-wearing grinning face with two front ...

A 10-year-old boy has taken it upon himself to petition Apple to change one of its emojis.. Teddy from Oxfordshire, England, would like to rename the emoji that wears black frame glasses and has ...

The poll, referenced by MailOnline, asked 2,000 16-29-year-olds their emoji opinions and found that 24% think that the thumbs up is past it, followed by the red heart (22%) and the OK hand (20%).

I thought I was being quite modern with my emoji use… turns out I’m living in the dark ages. Language is constantly evolving.New slang words appear all the time, and old words can sneakily ...