Please verify your email address. In the 7 months that have lapsed since we last covered proposals for new emoji in the Unicode 10.0 standard, some new ones took their place where more definition ...

In comparison, last year’s 8.0 update brought racial diversification to the table, with the ability to modify skin tones for various emoji. While the Unicode consortium has the final say in ...

All of these proposals will be on the table in Cupertino, California next week. Unicode hasn’t officially stated if red-headed emoji of any kind will be approved, though clearly, the relevant ...

Unicode doesn't consider emoji data that comes from petitions ... figure out which categories could stand to take a break from new emoji proposals, and propose emoji to fill gaps in popular ...

I wanted to make something that could stand proudly next to the classics ... on social media as evidence that particular emoji should exist. But Unicode’s guidelines are also better-defined ...

Unicode Emoji 16.0 Alpha is open for early review, with new emoji set to be released in September 2024. The new emoji include a face with bags under eyes, a fingerprint, a leafless tree ...

The list of emoji announced last week — and awaiting approval in September by the Unicode Consortium, the nonprofit organization that maintains standardization across tech — was far shorter ...

In 2019, filmmaker Theo Schear and harpist Mary Lattimore co-wrote a proposal to the Unicode Consortium, pleading with the group to create the first-ever harp emoji. It has been approved ...