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Unicode Consortium finally added a transgender flag emoji and more gender-inclusive designs

Got questions for Jeremy Burge, an emoji historian and Chief Emoji Officer at Emojipedia? He’s hosting a TNW Answers session TODAY at 4:00PM (CET), ask your questions NOW! While there seems to be an ...
Engadget

Unicode won't accept any new flag emoji

Don't expect to see new flags in your phone's emoji any time soon. The Unicode Consortium has warned it will "no longer accept proposals" for flag emoji, regardless of category. They're more trouble ...

The best emoji of 2025

Drumroll please: The most popular brand-new emoji of 2025, based on the Unicode 16.0 list, is ... Face with Bags Under the ...
Ars Technica

Unicode 16.0 release with new emoji brings character count to 154,998

The Unicode Consortium has finalized and released version 16.0 of the Unicode standard, the elaborate character set that ensures that our phones, tablets, PCs, and other devices can all communicate ...
GIGAZINE

あくび顔・カワウソ・盲導犬など59種類230パターンの新絵文字が ...

2019年3月5日にリリースされるUnicode 12.0に先んじて、登録される絵文字だけをまとめた「Unicode Emoji 12.0」のデータファイルが2月5日に公開されました。Unicodeの開発を調整する非営利団体「The Unicode Consortium」によると、Unicode 12.0からは新しく59種類230パターンの ...
Engadget

Here are the emoji finalists for Unicode 14.0

With just two days before World Emoji Day on July 17th, Emojipedia has shared a list of draft characters the Unicode Consortium will consider for final inclusion in Unicode 14.0. The list includes ...
MobileSyrup

Unicode makes Emoji 12.0 official, adoption to start sometime this month

The Unicode Consortium has released version 12.0 of its Unicode Standard. The group is behind emojis and generally making sure text typed on one device can be displayed on another device. The release ...
9to5Mac

Unicode 10 officially released with 56 new emoji, likely coming to iOS later this year

The Unicode Consortium today has officially announced Unicode 10, which includes a host of new emojis for users to take advantage of. The release consists of 56 new emoji characters, a set of Typicon ...
ITmedia

「Unicode Emoji 13.0」決定──タピオカドリンクも遅まきながら登場

Unicodeの開発を調整する非営利団体Unicode Consortiumは1月29日、2020年中に各種サービスで利用できるようになる新しい絵文字セット「Emoji 13.0」が確定したと発表した。メーカーなどへのリリースは3月で、iOSやAndroidなどで使えるようになるのは9月か10月になる ...
ITmedia

「Unicode Emoji 14.0」リリース──敬礼する顔や妊娠する男性など

Unicodeの開発を調整する非営利団体Unicode Consortiumは9月14日、新しい絵文字セット「Emoji 14.0」をリリースしたと発表した。これにより、米Appleや米Googleなどが自社サービスで新しい絵文字を実装できるようになる バージョン14では、838個の新しい絵文字が追加さ ...
9to5Mac

Here are the 51 new emoji that were just approved for Unicode 10, eventually coming to iOS

While Apple is bringing a handful of new emoji to its users with the upcoming release of iOS 10.2, the Unicode Consortium today approved 51 new emoji as part of the Unicode 10 release. The new emoji ...