Using variation selectors, you can conceal messages of arbitrary length within emoji, or indeed any unicode character. "To be ...

Or, worse, they could have someone looking over their shoulder when they text. That's when a secret emoji could save the day. It's a way to ask for help quickly and you can do this without ...

A picture may tell a thousand words, but the secret meaning behind an emoji can be enough to strike ... Sexual offenders are among those using these codes, banking on the fact parents won ...

A security researcher claims to have discovered a way to hide extra information inside emoji.

Paul Butler tests and demonstrates the flexibility of encoding hidden messages within Unicode characters, including emoji.

“It is very important parents and carers are aware of what kind of emojis and acronyms their children are using when speaking to people online - and what they might mean,” Commander Schneider stressed ...

Jack Dawson, 29, was so violent towards his partner she even set up a secret codeword emoji with her sister to let her know when he was being abusive. Judge Colin Burn said in one terrifying attack, ...

The connection between hieroglyphics and emoji – systems of communication separated by thousands of years – is the subject of an intriguing new exhibition at the Israel Museum. The curators ...

Toyota is pairing a secret emoji innovation on Twitter with a contest to band together sports team fans in a show of support. The automaker is surprising Twitter users with a secret emoji, with sports ...

There are secret meanings behind emojis that parents should know about ... Sexual offenders are among those using these codes, banking on the fact parents won’t be in the loop.