The world of emoji has grown immensely in the last decade or so, moving effortlessly from a quirky add-on to text-based communications to a method of expressing the full range of human emotions. More ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Friday July 17th is World Emoji Day. Yes, that is really a thing. Guffaws aside, we do have some interesting emoji-related news to share.

Gboard is the latest Google product to get generative AI capabilities. Gboard is being enhanced with advanced proofreading, custom emoji creation (Emogen), intonation suggestions, and stylus support.

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