The clapping hands emoji: When used repetitively in a row, it signifies applause, but as any social media user by now understands, that is not the emoji's primary placement in the world of Twitter.

Twitter is pouring a little more fuel on the messaging fire. It has added a heart+ button to its direct messaging interface, which lets users shortcut to a pop-up menu of seven emoji reactions so they ...

All of the thumbs up emojis! (And perhaps a clapping emoji, too.) Apple has just pushed out its much-anticipated suite of racially diverse emojis with its new iOS 8.3. Users of the adorable icons have ...