Wednesday, July 16, 2025

🥳 Say Hello to the New Emoji Coming in Unicode 17.0 This Fall! ✨


From 🥹 to 🦖 to 🎸, emoji have become the world's favorite way to say anything—without saying a word. Whether you're texting your best friend, posting on social media, or cheering someone up with a perfectly-timed 😭, emoji help us connect across languages, cultures, and continents. 

But have you ever wondered how a new emoji makes its way to your keyboard?

That’s where the Unicode Consortium comes in. We're the nonprofit behind the Unicode Standard—the foundation that, in short, ensures your text (and emoji!) work across all your devices, around the world. Every year, new characters including emoji are added to the Unicode Standard and after a lot of paperwork are added to your device of choice :) 

And today, on World Emoji Day, we’re thrilled to share some of the new emoji that will debut as part of the Unicode 17.0 release. Say hello to…

  • Trombone
  • Treasure Chest
  • Distorted Face
  • Bigfoot
  • Fight Cloud
  • Apple Core
  • Orca
  • Ballet Dancers 

These new emoji have long standing symbolic meanings, are visually distinctive, and contain multitudes of expression.

🎨 Got the next great emoji idea?

You can submit an emoji proposal by following our guidelines and tips. And if you want to support the future of digital communication, check out our Adopt a Character program.  It’s a fun way to sponsor your favorite emoji, letter, or symbol while helping fund our mission to preserve and promote global languages in the digital age.

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Adopt a Character and Support Unicode’s Mission

Looking to give that special someone a special something?
Or maybe something to treat yourself?
🕉️💗🏎️🐨🔥🚀爱₿♜🍀

Adopt a character or emoji to give it the attention it deserves, while also supporting Unicode’s mission to ensure everyone can communicate in their own languages across all devices.

Each adoption includes a digital badge and certificate that you can proudly display!

Have fun and support a good cause

You can also donate funds or gift stock