Emojis

Captain America, Loki, and Scarlet Witch as Megamojis. Image: Marvel/100% SoftWhenever a new Marvel Studios project is released, be it in theaters or on Disney+, you can go on Twitter, hashtag the title or a character, and you’ll see a fun little emoji. Most of the time, those are done by an artist who goes by 100% Soft—and for San Diego Comic-Con, he’s bringing those Marvel emojis to life.Based on the Marvel Studios emojis by artist 100% Soft, real name Truck Torrence, meet this new set of designer toys called Megamojis.…

In today's time, people like to stay connected via messages and emoticons have taken over the texting lingo! People feel emojis are a great way to convey emotional expression better and that's precisely why they are so popularly used by one and all.But, did you know, there are discrepancies in how we use and interpret emojis? Today is World Emoji Day and in honour of that, here's what certain emojis actually mean and how social media users perceive them differently.To compile a report on how different individuals perceive…

YouTube has started testing a timed reactions feature on its mobile apps, the Google-owned platform announced on Monday. Users can react to specific moments in a video with eight emojis, according to YouTube. It is currently testing the feature as an experiment, which suggests that the feature could undergo changes during development based on user feedback. Last November, YouTube disabled dislike counts for videos and has been since testing other ways to interact with content, including SoundCloud-like timed comments on…

WhatsApp is testing the “beating” animation for all heart emojis on the app. This animation currently only applies to the red-colored heart emoji. The Meta-owned instant messaging platform plans to make other heart emojis to beat too.This change was first spotted in development by the folks over at WABetaInfo back in December 2021. A beta update for the iOS version of the app in January this year introduced the feature to some users. But WhatsApp pulled the plug on it a few weeks later, signaling it wasn’t ready for the…

If you love using emojis, we have a great app to recommend. The app is called ‘emojimix’, and it essentially allows you to combine two emojis into one. That way you can get an endless pool of new emojis to use.Emojimix allows you to combine two emojis into one, and create some interesting combosThousands of combinations are possible with this application, you can get some truly interesting results. For example, if you combine a cat and a turtle emoji, you’ll get a green cat with a turtle shell.You can also create some…

Telegram recently rolled out its version 8.7.2 beta for iOS, which included a new range of reaction emojis and stickers, as spotted by the Telegram beta channel. These new stickers and emojis are said to be premium features available only for the Telegram Premium users. All users will reportedly receive a prompt asking them if they want to sign up for the Telegram Premium subscription plan when viewing these reactions or stickers on the instant messaging app. It appears that Telegram is looking for new ways to monetise…

Instant messaging giant WhatsApp is set to launch the 'Rection feature' for all its users on Friday. The big update on WhatApp come almost two weeks after the Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this new feature on his official Facebook account. Zuckerberg had said that WhatsApp will be including more 'expressions' to help with thanks and appreciation. "Reactions on WhatsApp start rolling out today. We're including to help spread thanks and appreciation. More expressions…

WhatsApp is rolling out the quick reactions feature. Initially the receivers can respond to a message with the help of six emojis; like, love, laugh, surprise, sad, and thanks. The instant messaging app may add more emojis, skin tones and other features in future updates. The quick reactions are similar to Facebook, Messenger or Instagram. The Meta-owned company has been testing the reactions feature since long and was also announced during the Communites unveil. Today, the CEO of…

Elon Musk’s planned $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc. has drawn new attention to how the world’s wealthiest person uses the platform. The Tesla Inc. and SpaceX chief has long been an avid user, employing Twitter, where he boasts more than 88 million followers, to promote his companies, curry favor with a loyal army of fans and spar with rivals. The Wall Street Journal analyzed Mr. Musk’s more than 15,000 tweets, starting with when he began tweeting regularly in 2012, and…

WhatsApp recently announced the arrival of emoji reactions to the platform that allows users to share their responses quickly. Now, the messaging service is reportedly working on a Quick Reactions feature that lets users send an emoji while viewing a status update on WhatsApp. This functionality is already available on other Meta-owned platforms like Instagram and Messenger. The choice of reactions is said to be limited to eight emoticons. However, WhatsApp has not yet officially confirmed the development of the Quick…