With World Emoji Day coming on Monday, Emojipedia has released sample designs of the new emoji that are up for approval this September. In all, Emoji version 15.1 includes 108 new characters when considering skin tone and gender variations.
The new emoji will eventually be available in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS 15 are slated for a fall release, but it’s likely the new emoji will be added in early 2024—iOS 16.4 added more than 20 new emoji in March. Also, Apple creates its own emoji designs, so they will look different than the samples here.
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The majority of the new emoji are variations on six different directionality emoji with a total of 108 combinations: Person Walking, Person Running, Person Kneeling, Person with White Cane, Person in Manual Wheelchair, and Person in Motorized Wheelchair. The Unicode Emoji Subcommittee says this group of emoji would be “the first full-bodied people emojis to have an explicitly-stated direction from Unicode.” For example, nearly all of Apple’s existing emoji in this group are left-facing.
There are also several new emoji, including a lime, brown mushroom, and phoenix. Here’s a list of the new emoji, with links to their definitions in Emojipedia.
- 🙂↔️ Head Shaking Horizontally
- 🙂↕️ Head Shaking Vertically
- 🐦🔥 Phoenix Bird
- 🍋🟩 Lime
- 🍄🟫 Brown Mushroom
- 🔗💥 Broken Chain
- 🧑🧑🧒 Family: Adult, Adult, Child
- 🧑🧒🧒 Family: Adult, Child, Child
- 🧑🧒 Family: Adult, Child
- 🧑🧑🧒🧒 Family: Adult, Adult, Child, Child
- 🚶🏽♂️➡️ Man Walking Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 🚶🏾♂️➡️ Man Walking Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 🚶🏿♂️➡️ Man Walking Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 🚶♀️➡️ Woman Walking Facing Right
- 🚶🏻♀️➡️ Woman Walking Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 🚶🏼♀️➡️ Woman Walking Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 🚶🏽♀️➡️ Woman Walking Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 🚶🏾♀️➡️ Woman Walking Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 🚶🏿♀️➡️ Woman Walking Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 🧑🦯➡️ Person with White Cane Facing Right
- 🧑🏻🦯➡️ Person with White Cane Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 🧑🏼🦯➡️ Person with White Cane Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 🧑🏽🦯➡️ Person with White Cane Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 🧑🏾🦯➡️ Person with White Cane Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 🧑🏿🦯➡️ Person with White Cane Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 👨🦯➡️ Man with White Cane Facing Right
- 👨🏻🦯➡️ Man with White Cane Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 👨🏼🦯➡️ Man with White Cane Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 👨🏽🦯➡️ Man with White Cane Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 👨🏾🦯➡️ Man with White Cane Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 👨🏿🦯➡️ Man with White Cane Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 👩🦯➡️ Woman with White Cane Facing Right
- 👩🏻🦯➡️ Woman with White Cane Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 👩🏼🦯➡️ Woman with White Cane Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 👩🏽🦯➡️ Woman with White Cane Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 👩🏾🦯➡️ Woman with White Cane Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 👩🏿🦯➡️ Woman with White Cane Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 🧑🦼➡️ Person in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right
- 🧑🏻🦼➡️ Person in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 🧑🏼🦼➡️ Person in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 🧑🏽🦼➡️ Person in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 🧑🏾🦼➡️ Person in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 🧑🏿🦼➡️ Person in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 👨🦼➡️ Man in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right
- 👨🏻🦼➡️ Man in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 👨🏼🦼➡️ Man in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 👨🏽🦼➡️ Man in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 👨🏾🦼➡️ Man in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 👨🏿🦼➡️ Man in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 👩🦼➡️ Woman in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right
- 👩🏻🦼➡️ Woman in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 👩🏼🦼➡️ Woman in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 👩🏽🦼➡️ Woman in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 👩🏾🦼➡️ Woman in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 👩🏿🦼➡️ Woman in Motorized Wheelchair Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 🧑🦽➡️ Person in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right
- 🧑🏻🦽➡️ Person in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 🧑🏼🦽➡️ Person in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 🧑🏽🦽➡️ Person in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 🧑🏾🦽➡️ Person in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 🧑🏿🦽➡️ Person in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 👨🦽➡️ Man in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right
- 👨🏻🦽➡️ Man in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 👨🏼🦽➡️ Man in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 👨🏽🦽➡️ Man in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 👨🏾🦽➡️ Man in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 👨🏿🦽➡️ Man in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 👩🦽➡️ Woman in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right
- 👩🏻🦽➡️ Woman in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 👩🏼🦽➡️ Woman in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 👩🏽🦽➡️ Woman in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 👩🏾🦽➡️ Woman in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 👩🏿🦽➡️ Woman in Manual Wheelchair Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 🏃➡️ Person Running Facing Right
- 🏃🏻➡️ Person Running Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 🏃🏼➡️ Person Running Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 🏃🏽➡️ Person Running Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 🏃🏾➡️ Person Running Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 🏃🏿➡️ Person Running Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 🏃♂️➡️ Man Running Facing Right
- 🏃🏻♂️➡️ Man Running Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 🏃🏼♂️➡️ Man Running Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 🏃🏽♂️➡️ Man Running Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 🏃🏾♂️➡️ Man Running Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 🏃🏿♂️➡️ Man Running Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 🏃♀️➡️ Woman Running Facing Right
- 🏃🏻♀️➡️ Woman Running Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 🏃🏼♀️➡️ Woman Running Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 🏃🏽♀️➡️ Woman Running Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 🏃🏾♀️➡️ Woman Running Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 🏃🏿♀️➡️ Woman Running Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 🧎➡️ Person Kneeling Facing Right
- 🧎🏻➡️ Person Kneeling Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 🧎🏼➡️ Person Kneeling Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 🧎🏽➡️ Person Kneeling Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 🧎🏾➡️ Person Kneeling Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 🧎🏿➡️ Person Kneeling Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 🧎♂️➡️ Man Kneeling Facing Right
- 🧎🏻♂️➡️ Man Kneeling Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 🧎🏼♂️➡️ Man Kneeling Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 🧎🏽♂️➡️ Man Kneeling Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 🧎🏾♂️➡️ Man Kneeling Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 🧎🏿♂️➡️ Man Kneeling Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 🧎♀️➡️ Woman Kneeling Facing Right
- 🧎🏻♀️➡️ Woman Kneeling Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 🧎🏼♀️➡️ Woman Kneeling Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 🧎🏽♀️➡️ Woman Kneeling Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 🧎🏾♀️➡️ Woman Kneeling Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 🧎🏿♀️➡️ Woman Kneeling Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 🚶➡️ Person Walking Facing Right
- 🚶🏻➡️ Person Walking Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 🚶🏼➡️ Person Walking Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
- 🚶🏽➡️ Person Walking Facing Right: Medium Skin Tone
- 🚶🏾➡️ Person Walking Facing Right: Medium-Dark Skin Tone
- 🚶🏿➡️ Person Walking Facing Right: Dark Skin Tone
- 🚶♂️➡️ Man Walking Facing Right
- 🚶🏻♂️➡️ Man Walking Facing Right: Light Skin Tone
- 🚶🏼♂️➡️ Man Walking Facing Right: Medium-Light Skin Tone
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