✨ Emoji 17.0 - New Emojis
Every emoji introduced in Emoji 17.0, with what each one means and when it landed.
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
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.
