Apple and Samsung brought nine new emoji to their devices this year with the releases of iOS 18.4 and One UI 7. The new emoji ...

Gen Z's interpretation of the smiley face emoji isn't new, although it's making headlines again. In 2021, the Wall Street Journal ran a whole piece on it and included insight from Gen Z.

“The upside down smiley face one is definitely confusing because that could mean anything,” said St. Francis College student Sabrina Tayeh, 18, of Brooklyn Heights.

You use emojis in everyday messages for fun, but they might mean even more. We spoke to a psychologist about emoji use, and you might be surprised at what a smiley face can do.