COPS and schools have issued a warning to parents about seemingly-innocent emojis that actually convey secret incel messages.

The entire nation, it seems, is talking emojis after they appeared in a high-level Signal message chat: 👊🏴🔥 ...

An Irish emoji expert has warned parents about hidden meanings behind popular emojis - such as the cat face, dynamite and ...

As with the rat emoji, these cases often emerge within the secret codes used by gang members. Professor Marcel Danesi, a linguistic anthropologist from the University of Toronto, says that emoji ...

A former deputy headteacher has created a graphic revealing some of the alternative emoji meanings highlighted by Netflix show, Adolescence.

Police and experts are warning parents to be vigilant about the emoji on their children's phones, following Netflix's thriling drama Adolescence. The series follows 13-year-old Jamie Miller ...

Dangerous emoji codes are being used by teens to hide drug talk, sexting, and bullying. Parents should stay informed to ...

The editor-in-chief of Emojipedia, the emoji search engine, said that people have been using emojis for secret meanings for over a decade. Keith said that emojis relating to the 'manosphere' - a ...

The warning comes following Netflix's thrilling drama Adolescence, which follows a teen who has been radicalised by ...

Police and other experts have urged parents to understand the emojis and secret codes that their children are using, and what ...

Adolescence has shone a light on the hidden language our children are using on smartphones with symbols and colours vital in decoding this new tech language.