A May 15 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows what appears to be a CNBC headline about an upcoming change to Apple devices. “Upcoming Apple device update set to remove clown emoji ...

Meanwhile, smiley faces and hand gestures can also indicate secret meanings – such as the upside-down face to signal annoyance, the clown emoji to signal getting caught in a mistake, or the woozy face ...

In the runaway hit drama Adolescence, lead detective DI Bascombe gets a lesson on emojis from his son that left viewers stunned.

Twitter Blue Clown was also created by busybox11, the same developer behind Twitter Blue Nerd, and operates in much the same manner. However, instead of a nerd emoji, Twitter Blue Clown replaces ...