Humans have been communicating with pictures since the days of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. Today, that tradition lives on in one of the most popular visual languages of the digital age: the emoji.

Smartphone users will have to wait a little longer for new emojis. A non-profit group called the 'Unicode Constortium' oversees the creation of emojis. The group has decided to postpone the release of ...

The Unicode Consortium has confirmed its next slate of emojis, coming in the next year to eager thumbs near you.