Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...

Texting has taken over the world, especially as millennials and Gen Z ditch phone calls in favor of sending short text messages all day. Whether you prefer sending SMS or using an instant messaging ...

Miscommunication can happen when texting because, at times, emotions and tones in written form can be near impossible to properly convey. Emojis solve this issue: A fun and effective means to ...

I used to work for a company that had a few thousand custom emoji in Slack, which I admit got annoying—certain managers overused them to the point where I rarely had any idea what they were trying to ...

Having the ability to create your own emoji can be fun and will allow you to personalise your messages with a custom image. It should be noted that the methods we list here create a separate image, ...

A new patent filed by Facebook earlier this month reveals that the company may be trying to make your face the new emoji. Using facial recognition technology, it appears Facebook wants to sort through ...

A how-to series to help kick-start new ventures and hobbies, Starter Kit features all of the trusted tech, tools, and guidance you need to start something new. Slack allows you to add your own emoji ...

Twitter may not be having the best week—its latest earnings call revealed that it lost 2 million users—but there are at least two things people still flock to Twitter for: custom emoji, and ...

In this particular optical illusion, an image filled with countless emojis conceals one angry face. The task is simple yet tricky: spot the angry emoji within six seconds. At first glance, the image ...