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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 smiling eyes, a closed smile, rosy cheeks, and several <a href="/red-heart/">hearts</a> floating around its head. Expresses a range of happy, affectionate feelings, especially being in love. The placement of the hearts varies slightly by platform.

Apple&#39;s design features the same expression as its <a href="/smiling-face/">☺️ Smiling Face</a>&nbsp;emoji design.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes and Three Hearts

A reddish-orange face with furrowed eyebrows, tongue stuck out, and beads of sweat, as if overheated from high temperatures. Number and position of sweat droplets vary by platforms. May also represent physical attractiveness (slang, hot).

Most platforms feature expressions that are variations on <a href="/anxious-face-with-sweat/">😰 Anxious Face With Sweat</a> or <a href="/sad-but-relieved-face/">😥 Sad but Relieved Face</a>. &nbsp;

Overheated Face

An icy-blue face with gritted teeth usually depicted with icicles clinging to its cheeks or jaw, as if frozen from extreme cold. May also represent unfriendliness (slang, cold) or excellence (slang, cool or chill).

Apple&rsquo;s design features the same expression as its <a href="/grimacing-face/">😬 Grimacing Face</a>. Huawei&#39;s design has a chipped <a href="/tooth">🦷 Tooth</a>.

Freezing Face

A yellow face with a crumpled mouth and a cockeyed expression, as if <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tired_and_emotional">tired and emotional</a> from inebriation or smitten with love. Depicted with raised or furrowed eyebrows and at least one eye half-open. WhatsApp&#39;s design features a tongue hanging out.&nbsp;

Meaning widely varies, but commonly conveys intoxication or&nbsp;infatuation. Its dazed expression may also represent such feelings or states as bewilderment,&nbsp;irritation, disgust, exhaustion, wackiness, or complete satisfaction.

Face with Uneven Eyes and Wavy Mouth

A yellow face with a party hat blowing a party horn as confetti floats around its head. Used for celebrating joyous occasions (such as <a href="/new-years-eve/">New Year&#39;s Eve</a> or <a href="/world-emoji-day/">World Emoji Day</a>) and enjoying good times more generally.

Apple&rsquo;s design features the same expression as its <a href="/kissing-face-with-closed-eyes/">😚&nbsp;Kissing Face With Closed Eyes</a>.

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Face with Party Horn and Party Hat

A yellow face with furrowed eyebrows, a small frown, and large, &ldquo;puppy dog&rdquo; eyes, as if begging, pleading, or yearning (possibly even in a&nbsp;<a href="/nsfw">NSFW</a> manner, depending on the context). May also represent adoration or feeling touched&nbsp;by a loving gesture.

Huawei&#39;s design for this emoji includes a pair of&nbsp;<a href="/folded-hands">🙏 Folded Hands</a>.

At its peak the Pleading Face was&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/a-new-king-pleading-face/">the&nbsp;third most popular emoji used on Twitter</a>, and was the most commonly found emoji <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/what-every-heart-emoji-really-means/">in tweets that include hearts</a>. Used in sequence with pointing hands to indicate a bashful or shy pose (🥺👉👈)&nbsp;<a href="/tiktok/">particularly on TikTok</a>.

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Face with Pleading Eyes

A human leg, shown detached from a human body. Displayed from the thigh and may include the <a href="/foot/">foot</a>.

A human foot shown with five toes and may include part or all of the ankle. Shown on Apple platforms as the sole of a foot.

Foot

A single tooth, like those found in your mouth. Shown as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premolar">premolar</a> across all major emoji vendors.

Tooth

A bone which may be used for a dog to chew on, or as a part of the human body. The type of bone is not specified.

May be used to represent the NSFW term &quot;to bone&quot;.

Bone

A person who wields abilities beyond those of ordinary people and is dedicated to protecting the public. Generally depicted as wearing a colorful <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino_mask">domino mask</a> and a cape.

This base emoji does not specify a gender, but is used to create the emojis for <a href="/man-superhero/">Man Superhero</a> and <a href="/woman-superhero/">Woman Superhero</a>.

The <a href="/supervillain/">Supervillain</a>&nbsp;is the nemesis of this emoji.

Superhero

A <a href="/person">person</a> who wields abilities beyond those of ordinary people who, unlike their nemesis the&nbsp;<a href="/superhero/">Superhero</a>, uses their powers for evil.&nbsp;

This base emoji does not specify a gender, but is used to create the emojis for <a href="/man-supervillain/">Man Supervillain</a> and <a href="/woman-supervillain/">Woman Supervillain</a>.

Google&#39;s design is similar to that of Mr. Sinister from the X-Men Marvel comics.

Supervillain

A raccoon, a nocturnal mammal with a mask around its eyes. Generally depicted as a friendly, cartoon-styled, gray raccoon face looking straight ahead, with black-and-white markings around its eyes and&nbsp;pointed ears and cheeks.

Apple and WhatsApp&rsquo;s designs feature a raccoon in full profile on all fours facing left with a striped, bushy tail.

Raccoon

A llama, a long-necked, <a href="/camel/">camel</a>-like animal, native to South America and&nbsp;used for transport and wool. Depicted as a shaggy white, light-brown, or multicolored llama in full profile on all fours facing left.

May be used to represent an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpaca">alpaca</a> or related animals.

Llama

A hippopotamus, a squat&nbsp;water mammal with huge jaws. Generally depicted in gray or tan in full profile facing left.

Google&rsquo;s design used to&nbsp;feature&nbsp;a purple, cartoon-styled hippopotamus face. Facebook&rsquo;s hippopotamus is opening massive jaws, revealing tusks.

Hippopotamus

A kangaroo, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsupial">marsupial</a> with a large tail and legs. Depicted in yellowish-brown in full profile facing left with large, pointed ears, shown either resting on its hind legs and tail or jumping.

Commonly used in connection with <a href="/flag-australia/">Australia</a>, where the animal is found.

Kangaroo

A badger, a stocky mammal in the weasel family with a&nbsp;long, pointed head. Generally depicted in full profile on all fours facing left, with a gray coat, black-and-white-striped face, and short tail.

Google&rsquo;s design used to feature a friendly, cartoon-styled black-and-white badger face. Facebook&rsquo;s badger is sitting on its hind legs.

Badger

A swan, a waterbird with white feathers and a long neck. Depicted in full profile facing left, with a curving neck, orange bill, black eye marking, and wings and legs tucked in, as if gliding in water.

May be used to represent a goose or, metaphorically, love, grace, and beauty.

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