Emoji, the cute little graphics of smiley faces, airplanes and fruit that are built into your smartphone’s digital keyboard, have long been part of texting and online culture. But they can also be incredibly confusing, and not just because it can be hard to figure out that ?????? is supposed to mean a “swift kick in the pants.”
New research from the University of Minnesota’ GroupLens Lab suggests that people often have contrasting interpretations of the exact same emoji -- and that differences in how an emoji displays on one device versus another can make things even worse.
