Ever wanted to create your own emoji? Now’s your chance
The Unicode Consortium is accepting suggestions for new emojis until July to expand its library of 4,000 digital icons. The proposed emojis will be researched, reviewed, and designed before being added to the library, with new emojis expected to appear on phones in early 2028.
The Unicode Consortium is accepting public suggestions for new emojis until July. The non-profit corporation standardizes how letters, special characters, and emojis are encoded across operating systems. Graphic designer Jennifer Daniel chairs the emoji subcommittee at Unicode and says proposed emojis undergo a meticulous process. The emojis pitched now won't hit phones until early 2028, but once added, they stay in the library forever. Daniel notes that only five emojis make up 25% of all use: Face with Tears of Joy, Red Heart, Smiling Face with Heart-Eyes, Rolling on the Floor Laughing, and Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes. Emojis emerged in Japan in the mid-to-late 1990s and were standardized by Unicode starting in 2010.
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