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@tsyum Their omission was intentional on the part of Unicode's Emoji Subcommittee: "the ESC does not propose extending more colors to the circle and square emoji which are used far less frequently than hearts." From here: https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2021/21075-heart-emoji-coverage.pdf

Per the minutes of last week’s UTC #186 meeting, the previously proposed Face With Squinting Eyes has been replaced by a proposed Cracking Face emoji in the 2026–2027 draft emoji list.

Learn more here: blog.emojipedia.org/the-2026-2027-emoji-list-could-change-this-week/

Nearly eight years ago, we predicted 2018 would be a year of major emoji design convergence. Now we’re looking back to see how well that prediction aged, covering both convergence and some deliberate divergences.

https://blog.emojipedia.org/emoji-design-convergence-review-2018-2026/

Over this past weekend, the 🐧 Penguin emoji experienced a 400+% jump in popularity on Emojipedia. #nihilisticpenguin

https://emojipedia.org/penguin,

The draft list of emoji recommendations for 2026/2027 may be revised this week, as Unicode's Emoji Standard & Research Working Group (ESR) is set to recommend that the previously listed Face With Squinting Eyes be swapped out for a new Cracking Face.

https://blog.emojipedia.org/the-2026-2027-emoji-list-could-change-this-week/

As the new calendar year continues to unfold, let's review the latest list of proposed new emojis that could find their way to our standard emoji keyboards later in 2026. Possible new emojis include a squinting face, two new thumb sign gestures, a pickle, and a lighthouse.

https://blog.emojipedia.org/draft-emoji-list-for-2026-2027/

#NowTrending on Emojipedia: 🎃 Jack-O-Lantern

https://emojipedia.org/jack-o-lantern

Unicode 17.0 and Emoji 17.0 will be approved today, recommending 164 additional emojis for release across our devices 🆕📋

https://blog.emojipedia.org/whats-new-in-unicode-17-0/

Emojipedia boosted:

To mark World-Emoji-Day-slash-book-publication-day, I sat down with Emojipedia's Keith Broni for what turned out to be an 💥epic💥 discussion about the past, present and future of emoji. Read it at Emojipedia (https://blog.emojipedia.org/major-moments-in-emoji-history-1995-to-2025/)!
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Ahead of #WorldEmojiDay (July 17 📅) this week, Emojipedia is pleased to announce the long-anticipated relaunch of the real-time emoji analysis site EmojiTracker.com 💫📈

https://blog.emojipedia.org/emojitracker-is-back-2025/

Earlier this week, Apple unveiled iOS 26 and released its first developer beta. The beta introduces new options for Genmoji, including the ability to use emojis as prompts to create new "mixes".

https://blog.emojipedia.org/hands-on-with-ios-26s-genmoji-mixes-in-beta/

iOS 26's new Genmoji UX in action within the new developer beta.

TikTok users are once again ditching “mainstream” emojis for often absurdist alternatives in meme-ified movements designed to confuse, amuse, and divide the in-group from the rest.

https://blog.emojipedia.org/gen-zs-chaotic-ironic-emoji-swapping-meme/

A series of different emojis that have been involved in Gen Z's often chaotic and ironic emoji swapping meme: the Face With Tears of Joy, Skull, Chair, Aerial Tramway, Loudly Crying Face, Broken Heart, Wilted Flower, and Low Battery.

After 26 years of availability, the Docomo emoji design set will soon no longer be implemented on any further devices within Japan.

https://blog.emojipedia.org/docomo-emoji-set-to-be-officially-discontinued/

Emoji designs from the 2013 Docomo emoji update.

Today @unicode has resumed accepting public proposals for brand new emojis 🥳

Proposals will be accepted until July 31 2025, with successful proposals most likely being included in Emoji 18.0 recommendations in September 2026.

Read more here 🔗👇
https://unicode.org/emoji/proposals.html

Apple has officially introduced eight new emoji designs in iOS 18.4, including a paint splatter, a harp, and a face with bags under its eyes.

https://blog.emojipedia.org/apple-ios-18-4-emoji-changelog/

New emojis in today’s Apple release: Face with Bags Under Eyes, Fingerprint, Splatter, Root Vegetable, Leafless Tree, Harp, Shovel, and Flag: Sark.

Happy #AstrologyDay! 🌌🔮 As we observe the arrival of the Spring Equinox, emojis can help us make sense of the cosmos and channel our inner astrologers 🔗👇

https://blog.emojipedia.org/a-constellation-of-astrology-emojis/

Today, the emoji math is definitely mathing. Happy #PiDay and #InternationalMathematicsDay! 🧮🥧 #emojis #math #numbers #holidays