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A civil panel of the Riga District Court has ruled that the thumbs-up palm emoji in official correspondence can be interpreted as written consent, Latvian publication Delfi reported.

In 2022, Global Emoji Count Could Grow to 3,460

An ancient water bottle with a smile emoji on it will be displayed at the Gaziantep Archeology Museum

Apple has released new gender neutral emoticons - an analogue of most current emoticons. There are punks, clowns and zombies among them. This is part of the company's mobile operating system update, AFP reported. The tech giant has been offering an increasing number of inclusive emoji designs in recent years, presenting them with different skin colours or professions.

From a humble smiley face with a box mouth and inverted "V's" for eyes, crude weather symbols and a rudimentary heart, emoji have now exploded into the world's fastest-growing language.

There are now about 1,800 emoji characters and counting. They cover everything from emotions and food to professions, are racially diverse and have become an integral part of the smartphone age.

Now you can do more than just "like" something on Facebook.

The social media giant on Feb. 24 rolled out its new expanded "reactions" feature which allows its users to express a range of emotions -- "like, love, haha, wow, sad or angry."