The secret life of emojis

How to use them accessibly, the surprising jobs they do, and how to make sure they pack a punch 👊

Hi friends!

Did you find the latest emoji release as thrilling as I did? For your sake, I hope not.

Image description: pale blue background with six new emojis: a shaking head, a nodding head, a phoenix, a lime, a brown mushroom, and a broken chain.

I’m especially obsessed with the spinning faces.¹

They look immensely smug to me, exactly how I feel using a…