The Unicode Consortium has released version 12.0 of its Unicode Standard. The group is behind emojis and generally making sure text typed on one device can be displayed on another device. The release ...

Today the Unicode Consortium, the shadowy organization that, among other things, determines what emoji should work across all manner of electronic devices, published the initial list of emoji that it ...

At 31 new symbols — which include a shaking face, a moose, a goose, and maracas — the count was roughly a quarter of the 112 emoji approved in 2021 as part of Unicode 14.0, and a fraction of ...

Unicode 17.0 is slated to be released on September 9, 2025, but these new emoji likely won't be added to Android and iOS until a bit after the standard is updated. You'll just have to make do with ...

It would also display the characters back to the user. If I enter the Emoji version into a text field and display the value from the test field I get the Unicode value for ☺. (9786) (Smiling face).

Unicode needs to see that people are actually using the term your emoji covers. 4. Look for gaps Unicode wants emojis that fill gaps in existing sequences like card suits or zodiac animals. 5.

We've seen a few people share on social media that the Unicode 16.0 release includes a "greenwashing" emoji designed by Shepard Fairey, an artist best known for the 2008 Barack Obama "Hope" poster.

Unicode Emoji 16.0 Alpha is open for early review, with new emoji set to be released in September 2024. The new emoji include a face with bags under eyes, a fingerprint, a leafless tree, a root ...