Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...

As we approach New Year 2026, the excitement for vibrant digital greetings grows. With the advent of AI tools, creating personalized images, playful emojis, and animated GIFs has become an effortless ...

Forget Apple’s new emojis. What’s going on with the popup custom ones on Venmo? The payments platform launched its first custom emojis this year, but Venmo has kept quiet about what exactly the emojis ...

Slack offers several features that make communication easy and fun for the team. One fun part of using Slack is its deep integration of emojis. You can send emojis in chats to convey the tone of your ...

A few months ago, I wondered out loud if Twitter was missing the boat by not charging for its custom emojis. I mean, brands want to spend money on ads. I bet they’re salivating over having their own ...

When Twitter launched Hashflags aka Twitter custom emojis for the 2010 World Cup, it was seen as a cute gimmick. It didn’t seem that extraordinary. Before emojis were as common and popular as they are ...

Custom branded emojis are coming to Twitter, and a Coke ad campaign is first in line. The custom emojis, known as “hashflags,” had been available for special events, but this is the first time they ...

Using instant messaging software at work? Here's how to create inclusive custom emojis and GIFs Contributors Emojis and gifs are little images which are commonly found imbedded into text, though they ...

Google Chat is borrowing one of Slack’s most integral features: custom emojis. The feature is currently rolling out for admins and is expected to be available for end users in November. Custom emojis ...

Forget Apple’s new emojis. What’s going on with the popup custom ones on Venmo? The payments platform launched its first custom emojis this year, but Venmo has kept quiet about what exactly the emojis ...