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Here Are The New Emoji Coming to Your iPhone in 2018
The Unicode Consortium’s released a list of emoji candidates for 2018 and they include red-haired emojis, a mango, a bar of soap, an abacus, DNA, and a whole lot more.
Apple hasn’t confirmed iOS 12 yet, but we already have a look at one potential feature long before its official release for iPhone and iPad next year.
Emoji 11.0 is currently in beta and the Unicode Consortium says it will determine a final list of emoji characters sometime in early 2018.
None of the emoji shown on the current list are considered final while the beta is ongoing. The list is simply an early look and some of these emoji characters could get the axe before the final list emerge. In fact, some emojis have already gotten cut from contention.
As of now, the list of potential 2018 emoji characters is extensive and it includes supervillians, a flying disc, a puzzle piece, a mosquito, a bagel, a raccoon, and a llama.
- Swan
- Face With Smiling Eyes And Party Horn And Party Hat
- Supervillain
- Compass
- Lotion Bottle
- Receipt
- Sponge
- Mango
- Bar Of Soap
- Roll Of Toilet Paper
- Basket
- Broom
- Cupcake
- Toolbox
- Teddy Bear
- Safety Pin
- Ball Of Yarn
- Spool Of Thread
- Luggage
- Magnet
- Bricks
- Jigsaw Puzzle Piece
- Flying Disc
- Skateboard
- Moon Cake
- Softball
- Lacrosse Stick And Ball
- Bagel
- Mosquito
- Leafy Green
- Parrot
- Lobster
- Red Gift Envelope
- Raccoon
- Test Tube
- Peacock
- Llama
- Kangaroo
- Flat Shoe
- Lab Coat
- Hiking Boot
- Tooth
- Foot
- Leg
- Bone
- Goggles
- Nazar Amulet
- Fire Extinguisher
- Abacus
- Salt Shaker
- Petri Dish
- DNA
- Microbe
- Hippopotamus
- Superhero
- Face With Pleading Eyes
- Face With Uneven Eyes And Wavy Mouth
- Freezing Face
- Firecracker
- Overheated Face
- Badger
- Smiling Face With Smiling Eyes And Three Hearts
On top of proposing new emoji characters, the Consortium is also proposing support for reversible emoji. If the proposal clears beta, iOS and Android users will be able flip an emoji in the opposite direction. It’s a request many users have made over the years.
The Consortium’s beta is currently scheduled to finish up in early 2018, but that doesn’t mean these changes arrive on the iPhone, iPad, or any Android devices early next year. Apple and Google typically reserve new emojis for their annual software updates.
Apple’s iOS 11 update delivered new support for Unicode 10 and Google’s Android 8.0 Oreo update delivered a long list of new emoji characters.
If the companies follow a similar schedule in 2018, we could see the unannounced iOS 12 and Android P updates deliver support for Unicode 11.
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