But this year, face masks became a daily necessity for all, sick or not—and the public’s emoji use reflected that. In fact, the popularity of the “Face with Medical Mask” emoji increased ...

The subtle change in the increasingly popular emoji's design reflects the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidance that everyone, not just those who are sick, should wear masks in ...

In a move that, I’m sure, has absolutely no relation to anything going on in the world today, Apple has quietly updated its “Face with Medical Mask” emoji with friendlier eyes, eyebrows ...

Millions of people use emojis every day to express themselves and add a visual component to typed messages. From favorite foods and furry friends, to flags, astrological signs, professions and a ...

The mask emoji has typically been used to represent someone who is in the medical field or is sick. However, with masks becoming ubiquitous due to the pandemic, Apple is changing the emoji’s ...

Noticeably absent? A usable medical-mask emoji for the pandemic era. The current mask emoji (?) on Apple’s iOS looks sickly. Its wincing eyes connote the agony of illness—an undeniable reality of our ...

The mask emoji has typically been used to represent someone who is in the medical field or is sick. However, with masks becoming ubiquitous due to the pandemic, Apple is changing the emoji’s ...

However, with masks becoming ubiquitous due to the pandemic, Apple is changing the emoji’s look in the upcoming iOS 14.2 update so that it doesn’t look quite as sad, according to Emojipedia.