The clapping hands emoji: When used repetitively in a row, it signifies applause, but as any social media user by now understands, that is not the emoji's primary placement in the world of Twitter.

A small digital image can be worth a thousand words. Loudly Crying Face. Rolling on the Floor Laughing. Smiling Face with Heart Eyes. Fire. Hand Clap. If you’ve spent any amount of time texting your ...

Twitter revealed there was a 50 percent increase in the use of the praying hand emoji Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on the TV team for PEOPLE Digital. She has been with the brand since 2017 ...

To help people show appreciation to frontline workers or anyone else who has shown a helping hand in these tough times, Twitter has unveiled a new emoji showing two hands forming a heart. Shutterstock ...

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. Twitter is testing emoji reactions for tweets that go beyond a ...

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. It seems the rest of the world agrees, and the “slightly ...