A new patent filed by Facebook earlier this month reveals that the company may be trying to make your face the new emoji. Using facial recognition technology, it appears Facebook wants to sort through ...

Facebook and Messenger will soon use the same set of emoji — namely the Facebook standard emoji. Messenger’s emoji will be getting the boot, but at least the platform will have emoji consistency.

Facebook Messenger users who have been waiting for emojis that are more reflective of the diversity in the world are in luck. In a post on its Messenger app page, Facebook announced that it has ...

No longer a company that prioritizes moving fast and breaking things, Facebook has finally finished rolling out new emoji across its desktop and mobile sites. Those of you excitedly awaiting the ...

If you can’t say it with words, say it with an emoji. Facebook is announcing a few minor updates today to its Messenger platform, which make it easier than ever to find the exact emoji you’re looking ...

Facebook’s new emoji include skin tone variants, which iOS already has and which is coming to Android soon. There will also be more female and gender-agnostic options for existing emoji, making this ...

If you are clamoring for more emoji, then you will be excited to hear about all of the options that were announced this past week. Facebook revealed that 1,500 new emoji were added to the Messenger ...

Facebook has rolled out 125 new family emoji, expanding the default yellow skin tone to include light, medium, and darker tones, and more family combinations. Though the rollout enables users to have ...

PHILADELPHIA (CNN)--Facebook's emoji offerings have become a little bit more diverse, but the changes may leave some families wanting. The social media giant released a slate of diverse family emoji ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. When Apple released iOS 10 in September 2016, it included a feature that was similar to emoji "Reactions" for iMessage text ...

The company rolled out Reactions globally on Wednesday, the new emoji responses you can add to Facebook posts. Instead of a “Dislike,” button that some people wanted, Facebook now lets you respond to ...

Emoji have officially come to virtual reality. — -- Facebook is bringing its set of emoji reactions to virtual reality videos. Samsung Gear VR users will be able to choose animated emoji ...