Windows 11 introduces a taskbar emoji icon, making it easier to access fun characters and GIFs. The dedicated "emoji and more" panel allows access to emojis, GIFs, and icons across all applications.

The new candidates for Emoji 15.1, which could be approved later this year, include a fiery phoenix, a broken chain, and more. Alessio Liburdi / EyeEm / Getty Images ...

To set an emoji, users need to access a Saved Places list in the Google Maps app and tap “Choose Icon” where they can then pick any emoji, and even search for emoji by text (at least on iPhone ...

Then tap the emoji icon next to the text search bar. In the search field, describe a Genmoji you want to create, like a cat with a top hat. Wait for the AI to generate your custom emoji.

However, that emoji icon can get in the way if you don’t plan on using it. While you can’t turn Gmail’s emoji reactions off officially, you can hide them. Here’s how.

The iOS 17.4 beta released on Thursday, Jan. 25 introduced 118 new emoji. The colorful new icons are only available to iPhone developers right now, but the rest of us will get them soon.

The sparkles emoji’s rise as AI’s mascot is about more than catching your eye. Zoom chose the icon because it “carries a sense of wonder and delight,” says Madison Holbrook, the ...