✨ New Emojis
Every emoji from the last five releases, newest first. Unicode approves a set each September; phones get them in their own updates months later, which is why a brand-new emoji often shows as an empty box for a while.
| Release | Approved | On most phones | New emoji |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emoji 17.0 | September 2025 | 2026 | 8 |
| Emoji 16.0 | September 2024 | 2025 | 8 |
| Emoji 15.1 | September 2023 | 2024 | 28 |
| Emoji 15.0 | September 2022 | 2023 | 21 |
| Emoji 14.0 | September 2021 | 2022 | 37 |
Emoji 17.0 8 new emoji
The newest set. Eight brand-new characters, including the first new face designs in two years. An apple core was on the draft list and was pulled before final approval - the first time a draft emoji had been dropped since 2017.
- Distorted face is a face warping out of shape - the feeling of panic or overwhelm rather than a facial expression. One of eight emoji added in Emoji 17.0, Septemb… U+1FAEA
- Fight cloud is the cartoon brawl cloud - a dust ball with fists and feet flying out of it. Emoji shorthand for an argument kicking off. Added in Emoji 17.0, Se… U+1FAEF
- Hairy creature is Bigfoot - a large, shaggy, upright cryptid. Unicode named it generically so it can cover Sasquatch, the Yeti and their relatives worldwide. Adde… U+1FAC8
- Ballet dancer 🧑🩰 is a ballet dancer, built by joining a person to the ballet shoes emoji. Added in Emoji 17.0, with man and woman variants and all skin tones. U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1FA70
- Orca is an orca, or killer whale - black and white, with the tall dorsal fin. Added in Emoji 17.0 after years of requests from marine and conservation c… U+1FACD
- Landslide is a landslide - rock and earth sliding down a slope. Added in Emoji 17.0, giving natural-disaster content a symbol it had been missing. U+1F6D8
- Trombone is a trombone - the brass instrument with the sliding arm. It arrives carrying one very specific piece of internet baggage: the sad trombone. U+1FA8A
- Treasure chest is a treasure chest spilling gold and jewels. Pirate treasure, game loot, and anything valuable that has just been found. Added in Emoji 17.0. U+1FA8E
Emoji 16.0 8 new emoji
A small, practical set: a tired face people immediately adopted, a fingerprint, and several everyday objects that had been missing.
- Face with bags under eyes is a face worn out from lack of sleep - heavy bags under half-open eyes. Added in Emoji 16.0 and adopted almost immediately. U+1FAE9
- Fingerprint is a fingerprint - the loops and whorls of a fingertip. It covers identity, forensics and biometric unlocking. Added in Emoji 16.0. U+1FAC6
- Leafless tree is a bare tree - branches with no leaves. Winter, drought, dormancy, and family trees. Added in Emoji 16.0. U+1FABE
- Root vegetable is a root vegetable - most often drawn as a beetroot or turnip, with the leafy top still attached. Added in Emoji 16.0. U+1FADC
- Harp is a concert harp - the tall triangular frame with vertical strings. Music, elegance, angels, and Ireland. Added in Emoji 16.0. U+1FA89
- Shovel is a shovel - a digging blade on a long handle. Gardening, construction, burying things, and digging up old posts. Added in Emoji 16.0. U+1FA8F
- Splatter is a splatter of liquid - paint, ink or colour thrown across a surface. Unicode lists Holi among its keywords. Added in Emoji 16.0. U+1FADF
- Flag: Sark 🇨🇶 is the flag of Sark, a small Channel Island with no cars and no street lights. It got an emoji in 2024 because it was finally assigned a country c… U+1F1E8 U+1F1F6
Emoji 15.1 28 new emoji
Mostly direction-aware people emoji - walking, running and wheelchair users facing right - plus the phoenix and a head-shaking pair. Nearly all are joined sequences rather than new characters.
- Head shaking horizontally U+1F642 U+200D U+2194 U+FE0F
- Head shaking vertically U+1F642 U+200D U+2195 U+FE0F
- Person walking facing right U+1F6B6 U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Woman walking facing right U+1F6B6 U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Man walking facing right U+1F6B6 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Person kneeling facing right U+1F9CE U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Woman kneeling facing right U+1F9CE U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Man kneeling facing right U+1F9CE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Person with white cane facing right U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F9AF U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Man with white cane facing right U+1F468 U+200D U+1F9AF U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Woman with white cane facing right U+1F469 U+200D U+1F9AF U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Person in motorized wheelchair facing right U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F9BC U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Man in motorized wheelchair facing right U+1F468 U+200D U+1F9BC U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Woman in motorized wheelchair facing right U+1F469 U+200D U+1F9BC U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Person in manual wheelchair facing right U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F9BD U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Man in manual wheelchair facing right U+1F468 U+200D U+1F9BD U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Woman in manual wheelchair facing right U+1F469 U+200D U+1F9BD U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Person running facing right U+1F3C3 U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Woman running facing right U+1F3C3 U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Man running facing right U+1F3C3 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
- Family: adult, adult, child Also known as adult, child, family. U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F9D2
- Family: adult, adult, child, child Also known as adult, child, family. U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F9D2 U+200D U+1F9D2
- Family: adult, child Also known as adult, child, family. U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F9D2
- Family: adult, child, child Also known as adult, child, family. U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F9D2 U+200D U+1F9D2
- Phoenix 🐦🔥 is the phoenix - a bird wreathed in flame, added in 2023. It means rebirth, comeback and rising from ruin. U+1F426 U+200D U+1F525
- Lime Also known as acidity, citrus, cocktail, fruit, garnish. U+1F34B U+200D U+1F7E9
- Brown mushroom Also known as food, fungi, fungus, mushroom, nature. U+1F344 U+200D U+1F7EB
- Broken chain U+26D3 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F4A5
Emoji 15.0 21 new emoji
Filled several long-standing gaps: a jellyfish, a moose, a goose, and the pink, light blue and grey hearts people had been asking for for years.
- Shaking face Also known as crazy, daze, earthquake, face, omg. U+1FAE8
- Pink heart Also known as 143, adorable, cute, emotion, heart. U+1FA77
- Light blue heart 🩵 is a pale cyan heart approved in September 2022 and on most phones from 2023. It reads as calm, gentle affection - softer and less romantic than ❤️… U+1FA75
- Grey heart Also known as 143, emotion, gray, grey, heart. U+1FA76
- Leftwards pushing hand Also known as block, five, halt, hand, high. U+1FAF7
- Rightwards pushing hand Also known as block, five, halt, hand, high. U+1FAF8
- Moose Also known as alces, animal, antlers, elk, mammal. U+1FACE
- Donkey Also known as animal, ass, burro, donkey, hinny. U+1FACF
- Wing Also known as angelic, ascend, aviation, bird, fly. U+1FABD
- Black bird Also known as animal, beak, bird, black, caw. U+1F426 U+200D U+2B1B
- Goose Also known as animal, bird, duck, flock, fowl. U+1FABF
- Jellyfish 🪼 is a translucent jellyfish with trailing tentacles, approved in 2022 and on most phones from 2023. Used for the sea, for drifting, and for beautifu… U+1FABC
- Hyacinth Also known as bloom, bluebonnet, flower, hyacinth, indigo. U+1FABB
- Ginger root Also known as beer, ginger, health, herb, natural. U+1FADA
- Pea pod Also known as beans, beanstalk, edamame, legume, pea. U+1FADB
- Folding hand fan Also known as clack, clap, cool, cooling, dance. U+1FAAD
- Hair pick Also known as Afro, comb, groom, hair, pick. U+1FAAE
- Maracas Also known as cha, dance, instrument, maracas, music. U+1FA87
- Flute Also known as band, fife, flautist, flute, instrument. U+1FA88
- Khanda Also known as Deg, Fateh, Khalsa, Khanda, religion. U+1FAAF
- Wireless Also known as broadband, computer, connectivity, hotspot, internet. U+1F6DC
Emoji 14.0 37 new emoji
A strong year for faces - melting face, saluting face, and the face holding back tears that became one of the most used emoji on the platform.
- Melting face Also known as disappear, dissolve, embarrassed, face, haha. U+1FAE0
- Face with open eyes and hand over mouth Also known as amazement, awe, disbelief, embarrass, eyes. U+1FAE2
- Face with peeking eye Also known as captivated, embarrass, eye, face, hide. U+1FAE3
- Saluting face Also known as face, good, luck, ma’am, OK. U+1FAE1
- Dotted line face Also known as depressed, disappear, dotted, face, hidden. U+1FAE5
- Face with diagonal mouth Also known as confused, confusion, diagonal, disappointed, doubt. U+1FAE4
- Face holding back tears 🥹 is the face of someone trying not to cry - welling up from something touching, proud or overwhelming. Warm far more often than sad. U+1F979
- Rightwards hand Also known as hand, handshake, hold, reach, right. U+1FAF1
- Leftwards hand Also known as hand, handshake, hold, left, leftward. U+1FAF2
- Palm down hand Also known as dismiss, down, drop, dropped, hand. U+1FAF3
- Palm up hand Also known as beckon, catch, come, hand, hold. U+1FAF4
- Hand with index finger and thumb crossed Also known as <3, crossed, expensive, finger, hand. U+1FAF0
- Index pointing at the viewer Also known as at, finger, hand, index, pointing. U+1FAF5
- Heart hands Also known as <3, hands, heart, love, you. U+1FAF6
- Biting lip Also known as anxious, bite, biting, fear, flirt. U+1FAE6
- Person with crown Also known as crown, monarch, noble, person, regal. U+1FAC5
- Pregnant man Also known as belly, bloated, full, man, overeat. U+1FAC3
- Pregnant person Also known as belly, bloated, full, overeat, person. U+1FAC4
- Troll Also known as fairy, fantasy, monster, tale, troll. U+1F9CC
- Coral Also known as change, climate, coral, ocean, reef. U+1FAB8
- Lotus Also known as beauty, Buddhism, calm, flower, Hinduism. U+1FAB7
- Empty nest Also known as branch, empty, home, nest, nesting. U+1FAB9
- Nest with eggs Also known as bird, branch, egg, eggs, nest. U+1FABA
- Beans Also known as beans, food, kidney, legume, small. U+1FAD8
- Pouring liquid Also known as accident, drink, empty, glass, liquid. U+1FAD7
- Jar Also known as condiment, container, empty, jar, nothing. U+1FAD9
- Playground slide Also known as amusement, park, play, playground, playing. U+1F6DD
- Wheel Also known as car, circle, tire, turn, vehicle. U+1F6DE
- Ring buoy Also known as buoy, float, life, lifesaver, preserver. U+1F6DF
- Mirror ball Also known as ball, dance, disco, glitter, mirror. U+1FAA9
- Low battery Also known as battery, drained, electronic, energy, low. U+1FAAB
- Crutch Also known as aid, cane, crutch, disability, help. U+1FA7C
- X-ray Also known as bones, doctor, medical, skeleton, skull. U+1FA7B
- Bubbles Also known as bubble, bubbles, burp, clean, floating. U+1FAE7
- Hamsa Also known as amulet, Fatima, fortune, guide, hamsa. U+1FAAC
- Identification card Also known as card, credentials, document, ID, identification. U+1FAAA
- Heavy equals sign Also known as answer, equal, equality, equals, heavy. U+1F7F0
Frequently asked questions
What is the newest emoji version?
Emoji 17.0, released September 2025. It introduced 8 new emoji. Vendors ship them in their own operating system updates, so they usually reach most phones the following year.
Why can I not see the newest emoji on my phone?
Because your device has not been updated yet. Unicode only defines the character; Apple, Google, Samsung and the rest each draw and ship it in their own OS release. Until then a new emoji shows as an empty box, or as its component parts if it is a joined sequence.
How often are new emoji released?
Once a year. The Unicode Consortium has published an emoji release every September since 2021, and earlier releases came out in the first half of the year.
