The Unicode Consortium has finalized version ... of the standard smiling face emoji plus horizontal and vertical arrow emoji. The Phoenix is a regular bird emoji joined with the fire emoji.

Unicode shared a list of 21 new emoji it is considering for the next ... two-hearts, heart with arrow, heart with ribbon and beating heart. However, users have been desperately calling for the ...

Just as written language evolves, emoji themselves need to keep abreast of the times, and the Unicode Consortium shoulders the responsibility of screening candidates and updating the library annually.

We last got new emoji in 2023's Unicode 15.1 update, though all of these designs were technically modifications of existing emoji rather than new characters—many emoji, most notably for skin and ...

and now anyone can propose an emoji. The first step is to submit your proposal to the Unicode Consortium. It's a nonprofit organization that sets the standard for how text is represented and ...

A handful of airports across the country are pushing Unicode for a new plane-landing emoji after claiming the current one appears too “crash-y.” The social media team behind the Dallas/Fort ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...