Smiling at Gen Z? Better watch your back. What used to be the universal symbol of warmth and joy has taken a sinister turn — at least in the eyes of Gen Z. The classic smiley face emoji now ...

Gen Z came after the crying laughing face emoji, but they also have some thoughts on the simple smiley face. So, if you're a ...

The purple, devil-y smiley face 😈 Nothing says ... without going overboard, Mr. Sunshine is where it’s at. See: Everything I just said about the sun emoji and good morning texts, but ...

Well, they have really strong opinions about the use of the smiley face emoji, in particular Apple’s yellow, wide eyed grinning emoji. So what is it about the smiley face that is so wrong?

Of the six billion emoji that are sent globally every day, around 70% are emotion based – for example, smiley face, love hearts. A smaller proportion of the emoji sent are sad expressions.

What used to be the universal symbol of warmth and joy has taken a sinister turn – at least in the eyes of Gen Z.

Gen Z came after the crying laughing face emoji, but they also have some thoughts on the simple smiley face. So, if you're a parent who sends the smiley face emoji to your teen, you may want to ...

To Gen Z, that classic smiley face emoji isn’t all sunshine — it’s more of a smug, side-eye smirk that can come off as passive-aggressive in texts like above. But the generational gap isn ...