The emoticon has been upgraded and animated, loved and hated. Emoticons have graced gadgets, T-shirts and more. Witness the emoticon’s lasting impact, and smile if you can.

Several emoji can now trigger Screen Effects animations on Google Messages. Check out which emoticons can be used ...

Pixar illustrator Matt Jones knows all too well how to manipulate our emotions with little animated characters. Together, they created the set of emoticons that Facebook settled on.