In the beginning, the emoji gods created the heavens and the earth. Let's call those gods the Unicode Consortium, the organization that governs emoji and other textual characters across platforms, and ...

Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...

Admit it: You have a favorite emoji. Whether you're more of a 﫶 (heart hands) or a (Japanese goblin) kind of person is up to you, but odds are one of Apple's thousands of emoji tickles your fancy. Now ...