Next Emoji Coming to iOS Could Include Face With Eye Bags, Shovel, Fingerprint, Splatter and More

[MacRumors]

Apple adds new emoji to the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and other devices regularly based on updates made to the emoji catalog by the Unicode Consortium, and there are seven new emoji that we could see sometime in late 2024 or early 2025.

The next emoji characters being considered include face with bags under eyes, fingerprint, leafless tree, root vegetable, harp, shovel, and splatter.

The Unicode Consortium today opened the beta review period for Unicode 16, which includes the new emoji characters. The beta period lasts until July 2, and after that, Unicode 16 will see a release and the new characters will be officially approved.

It often takes smartphone makers like Apple several months to create artwork for new emoji characters that are approved, so it is likely we won't see these new emoji until after iOS 18 launches. Apple will likely add the new characters sometime around March 2025, around when iOS 18.4 comes out.

Apple last introduced new emoji with the iOS 17.4 update that was released in March 2024. Characters added in iOS 17.4 include lime, an edible brown mushroom, a phoenix, a broken chain, shaking head vertically (as in a "yes" nod), and shaking head horizontally (a "no" head shake).

Article Link: Next Emoji Coming to iOS Could Include Face With Eye Bags, Shovel, Fingerprint, Splatter and More

 

[sniffies]

It takes longer to develop and release new emojis than it does new M chips.

 

[jz0309]

I take emojis anytime over genAI…

 

[cjsuk]

I need the eyebags one.

 

[lovehateapple]

Can the splatter's color be customized for the situation?

 

[Sowelu]

ThIs iS wHy We DoN't HaVe M4 mAc PrOs YeT!

In 3... 2...

 

[Unity451]

The next emoji characters being considered include face with bags under eyes

an emoji for parents

 

[now i see it]

Thank goodness!

 

[TVreporter]

Tim: These emojis don’t pay for themselves - boost the Ram and storage prices!

 

[Graphikos]

Can the splatter's color be customized for the situation?

Only with skin tones.

 

[GeoStructural]

I need the eyebags one.

Right? Finally an emoji that can truly represent me.

 

[cagnew]

These emojis look like an episode of Dateline.

 

[gco212]

Bring back the gun!

 

[azentropy]

Alternate meaning for each in 3...2...1...

 

[StoneJack]

Apple stop the madness and focus on what really matters

 

[snak-atak]

FINALLY! I now have all the emojis I need to say that "I am exhausted after burying the bodies under the dead tree next to the turnip field. I'll get away with it if no one harps on me or finds my fingerprints or splatters."

 

[minik]

It has been a great development from The Unicode Consortium.

 

[Blowback]

Apple adds new emoji to the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and other devices regularly based on updates made to the emoji catalog by the Unicode Consortium, and the there are seven new emoji that we could see sometime in late 2024 or early 2025.

The next emoji characters being considered include face with bags under eyes, fingerprint, leafless tree, root vegetable, harp, shovel, and splatter.

The Unicode Consortium today opened the beta review period for Unicode 16, which includes the new emoji characters. The beta period lasts until July 2, and after that, Unicode 16 will see a release and the new characters will be officially approved.

It often takes smartphone makers like Apple several months to create artwork for new emoji characters that are approved, so it is likely we won't see these new emoji until after iOS 18 launches. Apple will likely add the new characters sometime around March 2025, around when iOS 18.4 comes out.

Apple last introduced new emoji with the iOS 17.4 update that was released in March 2024. Characters added in iOS 17.4 include lime, an edible brown mushroom, a phoenix, a broken chain, shaking head vertically (as in a "yes" nod), and shaking head horizontally (a "no" head shake).

Article Link: Next Emoji Coming to iOS Could Include Face With Eye Bags, Shovel, Fingerprint, Splatter and More

The Sleepy Eyes...Yes!

 

[kagharaht]

Siri on HP is garbage and Apple spends development time creating emojis as if it’s mission critical work!

 

[211]

I hope Apple makes it more intuitive to find an emoji from the list. There is a search bar, but you have to know what word to type for that emoji. Also, as you have to type the word, you might as well use the word rather than the emoji

 

[sleeptodream]

The combination of these all in one update is kinda creepy 💀

 

[coffeemilktea]

A fingerprint emoji in a time when even the iPhone SE might be moving to Face ID? Now that's an ironic twist of fate.

 

[jz0309]

Siri on HP is garbage and Apple spends development time creating emojis as if it’s mission critical work!

You should just read the first sentence in the article, and you’d know who creates emojis

 

[chrono1081]

Apple stop the madness and focus on what really matters

This does really matter. Apple is adhering to the Unicode standard, if you don’t really awful bugs can pop up.

 

[mrr]

That tree looks as sad as that face.