Anna Faris as Jane F in ‘Smiley Face’ (Photo: First Look International/Everett Collection) In the absence of specific instructions from the screenwriter, the actress took her inspiration from the ...

It has been scientifically proven that the more you smile the more people like you, but it turns out this this pattern might not necessarily translate all that well in the language of emoji.

Tacking on a smiley face emoji or a quick “:)” to your work emails might seem like a good idea at first — maybe you’ll finally come off as the warm and inviting person you’re pretending to be — but ...

Using the smiley face emoji with colleagues may not give off the impression you’re searching for. At first glance, the smiley face emoji is harmless: a yellow, wide-eyed animated circular grin that ...

Look, I’m no emoji expert, but there’s one thing I do know: The basic smiley emoji is a goddamn liar. And using it makes you a liar, too. I first noticed the fraudulence of this emoji’s yellow visage ...

The classic smiley face emoji now means something completely different to those under 30, The New York Post reports. Instead of conveying happiness, the grinning yellow face is now seen as dismissive, ...

Sometimes it can be difficult to understand what someone means in a message. And when you throw emoji into the mix, things get even more complicated. A "😃" or " ️" are easy to understand, but how are ...

Look, if you were to ask me about using smiley faces as passwords in 2025 I would, quite frankly, say you were suffering from some kind of security breakdown. I mean, if you don’t want to use a ...

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 means ...