PHILADELPHIA (CNN)--Whether you like it or not, cartoon faces, stomping flamenco dancers and applauding hands have now entered your social life, albeit digitally. While they once may have been ...

The ability of emojis to improve communication in our increasingly digital lives is highlighted in a new study, including what your use of them reveals about your personality.

Apple adding unicorn, middle finger and sad lion emojis. by Heather Kelly @heatherkelly September 10, 2015: ... Emoji are the tiny cartoon icons used to punctuate texts and emails.

But there’s also a new emoji update that delivers one particularly wrenching change: The beloved peach emoji no longer looks like a voluptuous cartoon booty. It’s just a regular piece of fruit.

All of which is to say: The 3,000-year-old tilde might want to consider rebranding itself as Invisible Man With Twirled Mustache. I t’s easy to dismiss emoji. They are, at first glance, ridiculous.

These little cartoon symbols have helped us communicate quickly while also adding a layer of expression to our messages. Whether you’re happy, sad, or anything in between, there’s an emoji ...

The ability of emojis to improve communication in our increasingly digital lives is highlighted in a new study, including what your use of them reveals about your personality.

Emoji are the tiny cartoon icons used to punctuate texts and […] SAN FRANCISCO (CNN)– Some emotions are so raw, so powerful, that the only way to express them is with a tiny unicorn head.

The ability of emojis to improve communication in our increasingly digital lives is highlighted in a new study, including what your use of them reveals about your personality.