THEY’VE become the language of the digital age, adopted by everyone from the royal family to your next-door neighbour.
Ten billion are sent every day and many of us would rather use them to convey how we feel than have an actual face-to-face conversation.
But before you include your favourite symbols next time you’re texting, get this: things are changing. And those little images you thought meant one thing might be perceived very differently by the younger generation.
The language of emojis is ever-evolving and with around 3 600 to choose from, misunderstandings are starting to occur.
Take the thumbs-up emoji, for instance. For decades it’s been a symbol of assent – now it’s causing offence
