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Unicode announced Emoji 13.1 today, introducing the characters that will debut on smartphones later this year. There are 217 emoji in total, with seven new releases and 210 skin tone variants.

Garg Ankit · Sep 19, 2020 with 43 comments

Thanks to the COVID-19 coronavirus, Unicode 14.0 has been delayed by six months, so it won't be out until September 2021. That means that devices won't get any new emojis next year.

Rich Woods · Apr 8, 2020 with 13 comments

Unicode announced Emoji 13.0 today, introducing the characters that will debut on smartphones later on this year. There are 62 emoji characters in total, such as pinched fingers, ninja, and more.

Rich Woods · Jan 30, 2020 · Hot! with 9 comments

Today is World Emoji Day, and as you might expect, companies are celebrating it by announcing emoji additions for users to express themselves better, catching up with Unicode's latest standard.

João Carrasqueira · Jul 17, 2019 with 28 comments

Each year the Unicode Consortium updates its list of approved emoji, which finds its way to our favorite smartphone or tablet, and this year it included representation for those with ginger hair.

Dreyer Smit · Feb 8, 2018 · Hot! with 75 comments