A Language Expert Breaks Down Gen Z’s Common Emoji Meanings — & How Adults Are Misunderstanding Them

Emojis were created to convey thoughts more easily — but they seem more confusing than ever. Texting someone your age or older is fairly straightforward. Texting a teen on the other hand? We can barely decode their slang and grammar usage, so there’s no way we can keep up with their emoji choices too!

In a time before emojis, we had to get creative. Like smiley faces “:)”, hearts “<3”, laughing “xD”, and if you were really advanced, shrugging “¯\_(ツ)_/¯”. So when emojis became...