The Unicode Consortium has unveiled 117 new emoji that it will introduce later this as part of Emoji 13.0.
For the new set, there are 62 new emoji and 55 new gender and skin tone variants of emoji, including more gender-inclusive options.
This image from Emojipedia gives an insight into what all the new emoji might look like when they are finally made available on devices and services.
It is worth noting that the timing of the release for the new emojis is tied to each individual vendor, but as it is in previous years when new emojis are rolled out in the fall, it is not out of place to expect similar timing for this year also.
The new emoji set is laden with several interesting options. For instance, there is a transgender flag emoji on the way (the proposal for which was sponsored by Google and Microsoft), as well as an emoji for the transgender symbol. And Google, which has led the charge in introducing more gender-inclusive emoji, also proposed the all-gender options for the “person in veil” emoji (right now, that emoji only portrays a woman) and “person in tuxedo” emoji (which currently only portrays a man). There’s also a new all-gender “person feeding baby with a bottle” emoji that was proposed by Google, which will give people of all genders a way to communicate that they are feeding a baby.
Interestingly, suggesting emoji is not exclusive for Google and Microsoft, just about anyone can submit a proposal.
