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Unicode 17.0 is the presumed release of the <a href="/the-unicode-consortium">Unicode Standard</a> for September 2025, with emojis added in this update expected to come to major platforms in late 2025 and throughout 2026.

There are currently eight draft candidates for new emoji codepoints for Unicode 17.0.

For the new emoji list coming to devices in 2024/2025, see&nbsp;<a href="/zh/emoji-16.0">Emoji 16.0</a>.

17.0

Unicode 16.0 is the version of the <a href="/the-unicode-consortium">Unicode Standard</a> released on 10 September 2024, with the emojis added in this update expected to come to major platforms in late 2024 and throughout 2025.&nbsp;

Unicode 16.0&nbsp;introduced a total of 5,185 new characters, of which 7 were new emoji code points. This brought the total number of characters encoded within Unicode to&nbsp;154,998.

All the emojis recommended within Unicode 16.0 were also included within <a href="/emoji-16.0">Emoji 16.0</a>, which also featured one additional emoji sequence.

📝&nbsp;<a href="https://unicode.org/versions/Unicode16.0.0/">Unicode 16.0 details on Unicode.org</a>

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16.0

Unicode 15.1 is the version of the Unicode Standard released on September 12, 2023.

This update featured no new emoji code points, though <a href="/emoji-15.1">Emoji 15.1</a> did introduce 118 new emoji sequences,

A total of&nbsp;627 characters were recommended in this update,&nbsp;bringing the total number of characters encoded within Unicode to 149,813.

<a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/whats-new-in-unicode-15-1-and-emoji-15-1/">Learn more about Unicode 15.1 and Emoji 15.1.</a>

15.1

Unicode 15.0 is the version of the Unicode Standard&nbsp;released on&nbsp;September 13, 2022. 20&nbsp;new emoji&nbsp;code points were added in this release,&nbsp;with all 31 new emojis (including 11 sequences)&nbsp;listed under <a href="/emoji-15.0/">Emoji 15.0</a>.

Unicode 15.0 introduced a total of 5,185 new characters, including the 20 new emoji codepoints listed below. This brought the total number of characters encoded within Unicode to&nbsp;149,186 characters.

<ul>
	<li>📝&nbsp;<a href="https://unicode.org/versions/Unicode15.0.0/">Unicode 15.0 details on Unicode.org</a></li>
</ul>

15.0

Unicode 14.0 is the version of the Unicode Standard&nbsp;released on&nbsp;September 14, 2021.&nbsp;37 new emoji&nbsp;code points were added in this release,&nbsp;with all 112 new emojis (including sequences for skin tones)&nbsp;listed under <a href="/emoji-14.0/">Emoji 14.0</a>.

This release of this Unicode Standard was&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.unicode.org/2020/04/unicode-140-delayed-for-6-months.html">delayed from March 2021</a> due to COVID-19.&nbsp;

Unicode 14.0 introduced a total of 838&nbsp;new characters, including the 37 new emoji code points listed below. This brought the total number of characters encoded within Unicode to&nbsp;144,697.

<ul>
	<li>📝&nbsp;<a href="https://unicode.org/versions/Unicode14.0.0/">Unicode 14.0 details on Unicode.org</a></li>
</ul>

14.0

Unicode 13.0 is the version of the <a href="/the-unicode-consortium">Unicode Standard</a>&nbsp;released on&nbsp;March 10, 2020. 55 new emoji&nbsp;code points were added in this release,&nbsp;with all 117 new emojis for 2020 (including sequences for gender and skin tone)&nbsp;listed under <a href="/emoji-13.0/">Emoji 13.0</a>.

Unicode 13.0 introduced a total of 5,930&nbsp;new characters, including the 55 new emoji code points listed below. This brought the total number of characters encoded within Unicode to&nbsp;143,859.

More about <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/whats-new-in-unicode-13-0/">what&#39;s new in Unicode 13.0</a>.

<ul>
	<li><a href="http://unicode.org/versions/Unicode13.0.0/">🔣 Unicode 13.0.0 Specification</a></li>
</ul>

13.0

Unicode 12.0 is the version of the <a href="/the-unicode-consortium">Unicode Standard</a>&nbsp;released on March 5,&nbsp;2019.&nbsp;Emojis that require new code points for release are listed on this page. See&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-12.0/">Emoji 12.0</a>&nbsp;for the full 2019&nbsp;emoji list.

Unicode 12.0 introduced a total of 554 new characters, including the 61 new emoji code points listed below. This brought the total number of characters encoded within Unicode to 137,928..

<a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/whats-new-in-unicode-12-0/">More about this update</a>.

12.0

Unicode 11.0 was released on June 5,&nbsp;2018.&nbsp;Emojis that require new code points for release are listed on this page&nbsp;but for the full 2018 emoji list&nbsp;see&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-11.0/">Emoji 11.0</a>.

Emoji 11.0 includes every new emoji, including variations for skin tone, gender and new emojis that don&#39;t require additional code points, such as the <a href="/chess-pawn/">chess pawn</a> or <a href="/pirate-flag/">pirate flag</a> which are not shown on this page.

11.0

Unicode 10.0 is the version of the <a href="/the-unicode-consortium">Unicode Standard</a> released on June 20, 2017.&nbsp;8,518 new characters were included with this update, of which&nbsp;56 were emoji characters. This brought the total number of characters recommended by Unicode to 136,690 characters.

Only new emoji code points are listed on this page.&nbsp;For the full 2017 emoji list;&nbsp;see <a href="/emoji-5.0/">Emoji 5.0</a>&nbsp;which included&nbsp;all 239 emoji additions including sequences for skin tone and gender.

<ul>
	<li><a href="/emoji-5.0/">😃 Emoji 5.0 list</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://unicode.org/versions/Unicode10.0.0/">🔣 Unicode 10.0.0 Specification</a></li>
</ul>

10.0

The Unicode Consortium accepted the following emoji 72 emojis&nbsp;for Unicode 9.0. This update&nbsp;was released&nbsp;on June 21, 2016. Most vendors added support for this update within the 2016 calendar year.&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/unicode-9-0-released-with-72-new-emojis/">Sample images and more about Unicode 9.0</a>.

<a href="/emoji-4.0/">Emoji 4.0</a> was published in late 2016, which added additional emoji professions.

<h2>New in Unicode 9</h2>

The Unicode Consortium has approved the following 41 emoji characters as part of <a href="http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode8.0.0/">Unicode 8.0</a>, released on June 17, 2015. This is comprised of 37 new emojis, plus five emoji modifiers. Find out <a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/unicode-8-what-and-when">more about this update</a> on the Emojipedia Blog.

The Unicode Consortium approved the following characters as part of <a href="http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode7.0.0/">Unicode 7.0</a>, released on June 16, 2014.&nbsp;Support for these emoji characters rely on updates from platform vendors such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

Initially, 250&nbsp;new characters in Unicode 7.0 were approved for emoji presentation, however this was later reduced to 103 Standard Additions which are listed below. The other characters remain part of Unicode, but are not recommended&nbsp;to be included as emojis.

The exception to this was the <a href="/left-speech-bubble/" title="🗨 Left Speech Bubble">Left Speech Bubble</a>, and as such wasn&#39;t initially specified on other platforms as an emoji. A later-accepted&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/diverse-spy-proposal/">proposal</a>&nbsp;updated this.

A small update to the much larger Unicode 6.0. Unicode 6.1 included 13 new emoji characters.

Released in&nbsp;October&nbsp;2010, Unicode 6.0 was the first version of the <a href="/the-unicode-consortium">Unicode Standard</a> to support emoji.

Some characters in <a href="/unicode-5.2/">prior</a>&nbsp;versions of Unicode were retroactively updated to provide&nbsp;an emoji presentation. This release was the first to introduce new characters for the sole purpose of compatability with emojis being used in Japan.

Unicode 5.2&nbsp;pre-dated emoji inclusion in Unicode by one&nbsp;year, and included many characters primarily sourced from the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2007/07391-n3341.pdf">ARIB set of Japanese broadcasting symbols</a>.

The following characters were among those added to Unicode in 2009, several of which were given&nbsp;emoji presentation status in the years 2010-2015.

The following characters were amongst those added to Unicode in 2008, the majority of which were given&nbsp;emoji presentation status in the years 2010-2015.

The following characters were added to Unicode in 2006.

The following characters we added to Unicode in 2005 and&nbsp;given emoji presentation status in the years 2010-2015.

The following characters we added to Unicode in 2003 and&nbsp;given emoji presentation status in the years 2010-2015.

The following characters we added to <a href="/unicode-consortium">Unicode</a> in 2002, with many given emoji presentation status in the years 2010-2015.

Those given emoji presentation status by <a href="/unicode-consortium">Unicode </a>were part of <a href="/emoji-1.0">Emoji 1.0</a> in 2015.

The following characters we added to Unicode in 2001.

The following characters we added to Unicode in 1999, with most being given emoji presentation status in the years 2010-2015.

Unicode 1.1 were pre-dated emoji inclusion in Unicode by 17 years, and included many characters primarily sourced from the Zapf Dingbats font.

The following characters were added to Unicode in 1993 and many were given emoji presentation status in the years 2010-2015.

A yellow face with a broad, open smile, showing upper teeth on most platforms, with stars for eyes, as if seeing a beloved celebrity. Color of stars widely varies by platform, though commonly gold or red. May express that someone or something is amazing, fascinating, impressive, or exciting.

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Grinning Face with Star Eyes

A yellow face with its head tilted, its tongue hanging out of a big grin, and wide eyes in a wild, cockeyed expression. Generally used to express silliness.

Commonly represents acting goofy, having fun, and partying and is&nbsp;usually used&nbsp;in a positive manner. May be used in reference to someone or something that is off-kilter.

<a href="/microsoft/windows-10-fall-creators-update/zany-face/">Microsoft</a>, and <a href="/whatsapp/2.17/zany-face/">WhatsApp</a>&nbsp;previously displayed&nbsp;a full-toothed grin instead of an open mouth with a protruding&nbsp;tongue, which appeared less silly and more menacing. <a href="/google/android-8.0/zany-face/">Google&#39;s</a> design used to show the mouth in a grimace, which also read as more disturbing than silly.

Grinning Face with One Large and One Small Eye

A yellow face with a hand covering its mouth. Displays most often with&nbsp;smiling eyes and/or blushing cheeks, suggesting coy laughter or embarrassment, as if cheekily saying&nbsp;Oops! 

Prior to the release of <a href="/apple/ios-15.4/">iOS 15.4</a> in March 2022, Apple&#39;s design&nbsp;<a href="/apple/ios-11.1/face-with-hand-over-mouth/">featured</a> simple, open eyes, suggesting someone gasping Oh my! in serious surprise, shock, concern, or apology. This same update assigned Apple&#39;s original 🤭 design to <a href="/emoji-14.0/">Emoji 14.0</a>&#39;s new&nbsp;<a href="/face-with-open-eyes-and-hand-over-mouth/">🫢 Face with Open Eyes and Hand Over Mouth</a> emoji.

May be used to similar effect as <a href="/speak-no-evil-monkey/">🙊 Speak-No-Evil Monkey.</a>&nbsp;See also <a href="/zipper-mouth-face/">🤐&nbsp;Zipper-Mouth Face</a>.&nbsp;Joins <a href="/hugging-face/">🤗&nbsp;Hugging Face</a>, <a href="/thinking-face/">🤔&nbsp;Thinking Face</a>, and <a href="/shushing-face/">🤫&nbsp;Shushing Face</a> as one of the few smileys featuring hands.

Facebook&#39;s design <a href="/facebook/4.0/face-with-hand-over-mouth/">previously featured</a> open eyes, though an earlier version had&nbsp;<a href="/facebook/2.1/face-with-hand-over-mouth/">smiling eyes</a>&nbsp;like those in the vendor&#39;s current design.

Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes and Hand Covering Mouth

A yellow face placing an index finger over pursed lips, as if issuing Shh!&nbsp;or Shush! for silence. Some platforms feature raised eyebrows. Apple&rsquo;s design suggests the face is tilting back slightly.&nbsp;

May convey silence, quiet, secrecy, and discreetness. May also create a sense of buzz and anticipation, e.g., an exclusive sneak peek or news scoop.

May also be combined with one of the <a href="/deaf-person">🧏&nbsp;Deaf Person</a> emojis to reference &quot;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mewing_(orthotropics)">mewing</a>&quot;.

See also <a href="/zipper-mouth-face/">🤐&nbsp;Zipper-Mouth Face</a>. Joins <a href="/hugging-face/">🤗&nbsp;Hugging Face</a>, <a href="/thinking-face/">🤔&nbsp;Thinking Face</a>, and <a href="/face-with-hand-over-mouth/">🤭&nbsp;Face With Hand Over Mouth</a> as one of the few smileys featuring hands.

Face with Finger Covering Closed Lips

A yellow face with a flat, neutral mouth and furrowed eyebrows, its left raised higher than its right. Conveys a wide variety of sentiments, including suspicion, skepticism, concern, consideration, disbelief, and disapproval.

Its expression <a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/rise-of-the-colbert-emoji/">has notably been likened</a> to the signature look of comedian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Colbert">Stephen Colbert</a> as well as actor/wrestler <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson">Dwayne &ldquo;The Rock&rdquo; Johnson</a>.

Face with One Eyebrow Raised

A yellow face with scrunched, X-shaped eyes spewing bright-green vomit. May represent physical illness or disgust, more intensely so than <a href="/nauseated-face/">🤢 Nauseated Face</a>.

Face with Open Mouth Vomiting

A yellow face with an open&nbsp;mouth, the top of its head exploding in the shape of a brain-like mushroom cloud. A visual form of the expression mind blown, it&nbsp;may represent such emotions as shock, awe, amazement, and disbelief.

Apple&rsquo;s design features the same expression as its&nbsp;<a href="/frowning-face-with-open-mouth/">😦 Frowning Face With Open Mouth</a>.

Shocked Face with Exploding Head

A yellow face with furrowed eyebrows wearing a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocle">monocle</a>. Usually depicted with a small,&nbsp;intent frown and head slightly upturned, as if in careful inspection.

May&nbsp;show that someone is pondering, considering, or questioning something, sometimes with a sense of&nbsp;skeptical or ironic observation or encouraging a closer look at some content. May convey a sense of sophistication or smug intelligence, e.g., smarty-pants.

Face with Monocle

An angry-red face with a black bar and white <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/grawlix-symbols-swearing-comic-strips">grawlixes</a> covering its mouth, indicating it&#39;s swearing or being vulgar. Grawlixes are typographical symbols (e.g.,&nbsp;@#$%&amp;!) representing swear words or obscenities. Often used to convey an outburst of anger, frustration, or rage.

Most platforms feature the same eyes as on their <a href="/angry-face/">😠 Angry Face</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="/pouting-face">😡 Enraged Face</a>.

Serious Face with Symbols Covering Mouth

An orange heart emoji, <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/what-every-heart-emoji-really-means/">often used alongside other colored hearts</a>.

As with the other color-based hearts, this emoji is often also used to express an affinity with or appreciation for various people, places, groups, objects, or ideas associated with the same color.

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Orange Heart

The gesture for&nbsp;&ldquo;I love you&rdquo;&nbsp;in American Sign Language, shown as a raised pinky (little) finger, index finger, and an extended thumb.

I Love You Hand Sign

Two hands held out together with open palms facing up, in a slightly cupped manner, as if expecting an object to be placed within them.

May also be used to represent an open book in American Sign Language (ASL), or the gesture used by&nbsp;followers&nbsp;of Islam when&nbsp;praying.

Palms Up Together

A human brain, shown in pink on most platforms. Used to indicate thinking or the human mind.

On platforms such as TikTok an alternative&nbsp;meaning of this emoji is to represent &#39;giving head&#39; (<a href="/nsfw/">NSFW meanings</a>).

Brain

A child with no gender specified.&nbsp;This emoji may be used to talk about children in a gender-inclusive way.

Variants include&nbsp;<a href="/girl/">👧 Girl</a> and <a href="/boy/">👦 Boy</a>.

Child

An adult&nbsp;with no gender specified.&nbsp;This emoji may be used to talk about adults in a gender-inclusive way.

Variants include <a href="/woman/">👩 Woman</a> and <a href="/man/">👨 Man</a>.

Person

A person with a beard.

This emoji may be used to talk about bearded people in a gender-inclusive way. It was approved in 2017. Gendered variants of this emoji were approved three years later.

Variants include <a href="/man-beard/">🧔&zwj;♂️ Man with a Beard</a> and <a href="/woman-beard/">🧔&zwj;♀️ Woman with a Beard</a>, both approved in 2020.

Bearded Person

An older adult&nbsp;with no gender specified.&nbsp;This emoji may be used to talk about older adults in a gender-inclusive way.

Variants include&nbsp;<a href="/old-man/">👴 Older Man</a>&nbsp;or <a href="/old-woman/">👵 Older Woman</a>. See also <a href="/person-white-hair/">🧑&zwj;🦳 Person with White Hair</a>,&nbsp;which is similar, though is shown with white hair and without wrinkles on most platforms.

Older Adult

A person (generally depicted as a woman) wearing a headscarf. While the type of &nbsp;headscarf is not specified, this is most commonly&nbsp;displayed as a woman wearing a&nbsp;hijab.

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