It's easy to spot and know what emoji people use most, because chances are you've sent and received them more times than you can count. (Red heart, 100 percent sign, and prayer hands, I'm looking ...

In celebration of world emoji day, Apple and Google have revealed a host of the characters coming later this year. For Google this includes the return of its classic turtle design, while Apple is ...

Each year, new emoji designs appear. The latest ones from Google, for Android 11 have just leaked. Best news of all? The turtle is irresistible again.

First teased by Emoji Kitchen designer Jennifer Daniel on Twitter, these include some lovely (or weird) new turtle emoji, and some adorable blob-based ones too.

For example, if you combine a cat and a turtle emoji, you’ll get a green cat with a turtle shell. You can also create some interesting-looking cheese emojis.

Last football season, the Maryland marketing department began giving out emoji T-shirts before home games. The shirts, which were usually red, featured the turtle emoji, the greater-than symbol ...

Keeping with the more upbeat emoji theme, Droid’s updated goat icon won’t look “so angry.” The turtle emoji takes on a friendlier facial expression, too, according to Daniel’s sneak peeks.

One particular delight is the beloved turtle emoji paired with stars and crowns — the king, truly. There are various moon configurations, while the melting face emoji feels particularly appropriate.