The Unicode Consortium has released version 10.0.0 of the Unicode Standard, which introduces 56 new emoji characters.
Emoji site Emojipedia has details on all of the new emoji that are included in the update, and has shared a sample image featuring visual representations of the new additions.
The 56 new emoji code points in Unicode 10.0 are:
- Star-Struck
- Face With Raised Eyebrow
- Exploding Head
- Crazy Face
- Face With Symbols Over Mouth
- Face Vomiting
- Shushing Face
- Face With Hand Over Mouth
- Face With Monocle
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
- Woman With Headscarf
- Bearded Person
- Breast-Feeding
- Mage
- Fairy
- Vampire
- Merperson
- Elf
- Genie
- Zombie
- Person in Steamy Room
- Person Climbing
- Person in Lotus Position
- Love-You Gesture
- Palms Up Together
- Brain
- Orange Heart
- Scarf
- Gloves
- Coat
- Socks
- Billed Cap
- Zebra
- Giraffe
- Hedgehog
- Sauropod
- T-Rex
- Cricket
- Coconut
- Broccoli
- Pretzel
- Cut of Meat
- Sandwich
- Bowl With Spoon
- Canned Food
- Dumpling
- Fortune Cookie
- Takeout Box
- Pie
- Cup With Straw
- Chopsticks
- Flying Saucer
- Sled
- Curling Stone
The new child, adult, and older adult emojis all offer a range of skin tones. While there are 56 new emoji, the gender/skin tone modifiers and flags bring the actual total up to 239.
The new emoji will not automatically be available to iOS and Mac users. Apple will need to add support for Unicode 10, and they will have to create the artwork they’ll use. The process usually takes quite a few months to implement, so the new emoji could make an appearance in iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra this fall.
