You can add special characters on a PC or Mac computer by using keyboard shortcuts or accessing a pop-up window.

You can type a degree symbol with your keyboard using key combinations on a computer or numerical keyboard menus on a phone ...

Text messages and chats online can include a combination of words, pictures and emoji to convey a message. Words and pictures can be easily understood, but when someone sends emoji you might feel like ...

Lance is an experienced writer who tries to unravel the mysteries of personal tech. He loves watching old films and hanging with his cat, Mr. Giggles. (Credit: René Ramos; Pornprasit ...

In the arenas of ancient Rome, the thumbs-up was a matter of life and death. So scholars have extrapolated from the elusive history of ancient gestures. The fates of defeated gladiators were ...