Although they are not used that often, flag emojis cover the largest category in the current text icons approved by Unicode Consortium. More than 200 out of 3,600 emojis are flag icons.

New emoji depicting characters wearing hijabs, breastfeeding and with beards have been proposed for use by mobile phone makers, reflecting a growing diversity in the colourful icons. Jump to ...

Every year, anyone can submit an emoji proposal to the Unicode Consortium, which reviews them and decides which ones will be added to the list. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

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