There are currently no emoji for people who don't identify as male or female — but that could change very soon. Unicode's draft emoji list for new emoji releases contains three gender inclusive emoji, ...

Apple has banned guns from its latest update. The company has replaced the highly-realistic revolver that has long been in the emoji keyboard with a water pistol. The update comes alongside a range of ...

The patriarchy has infiltrated your keyboard. As Slack engineer Erica Baker pointed out on Twitter, when you type "CTO" into iMessage, the predictive emoji feature suggests you use a male worker emoji ...

Dozens of job-related emoji are getting a gender upgrade, while a few new ones are entering the mix. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better ...

Damon Beres is an Executive Editor at Mashable, overseeing tech and science coverage. Previously, he was Senior Tech Editor at The Huffington Post. His work has appeared in Reader's Digest, ...

The Unicode Consortium announced plans (PDF) to support new emoji aimed at promoting gender equality—11 new “professional” emoji will depict both men and women performing different jobs, and there ...

It’s World Emoji Day. And Apple, undeniably home of the world’s most recognizable emoji, announced it will unveil 70 new symbols later this year. That includes a long-time fan request for red-headed ...

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