Mask wearing has become a part of our everyday lives. Something that we have all adapted to because of this is expressing our feelings with only half of our faces, specifically our eyes and eyebrows.

The “Face with Medical Mask” emoji, which was present in the emoji library before the COVID-19 pandemic, previously had a less-than-enthused expression, as it was created to symbolize sickness.

Apple's new smiling mask emoji will soon be available to users. The emoji seems to be in good spirits, wearing a mask to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

Apple is upgrading its mask emoji to reflect a smiling face as part of the latest iOS update. As the mask-wearing emoji becomes more and more commonly used amid the coronavirus pandemic ...