From a simple thumbs up to a laughing cowboy, there is an emoji for almost any conceivable moment. But it is the humble smiley face which is the most iconic of them all. However, if you've been ...

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?

From happy faces to animals and objects, this list provides detailed explanations for a wide range of emoji symbols. Emojis are visual icons that depict human emotions, living creatures ...

For example, typing 'E2 98 BA 00' will give you a small smiley face emoji. Image credit: Eurogamer/Landfall Publishing The hardest part of this method is finding the exact string of code you need ...

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.