We all know the shruggie, the greatest emoticon of this generation: ¯_(ツ)_/¯. But the shruggie’s just a gateway into kaomojis, or Japanese emoticons. These tend to be a lot more complex than your ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. In Japan, they're called "kaomoji" (顔文字) or literally "face character". In short, they're emoticons. These pictographs enable people to convey their ...

At MacStories, we use iMessage on a daily basis as our team chat. Alongside the occasional meme, Twitter link, or article we need to check out, the Japanese emoticon is a common occurrence in our ...

File this one under “Cool Stuff You Probably Don't Need To Know, But Will Be Super Happy That You Do”: There is a website called JapaneseEmoticons.net, and it is essentially a gigantic online ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The iPhone has support for popular Japanese emoticons known as emoji — ...

Today emoticons are so pervasive that behavioral science has taken an active interest in how people use them. Among the evidence (recently surveyed by Roni Jacobson at the great new Science of Us blog ...

Ever wonder why certain happy emoticons, or smileys, have carets (^^) for eyes? Research suggests that emoticons with expressive eyes appeal to Asian (more specifically, Japanese) users because of ...

This is one of those products that I look at and cringe. I do realize though, that some people just can’t live without this type of thing. If that describes you, you can get an emoticon stamp to ...

Ever wonder why certain happy emoticons, or smileys, have carets (^^) for eyes? Research suggests that emoticons with expressive eyes appeal to Asian (more specifically, Japanese) users because of ...