World Emoji Day: more inclusive emojis coming soon

Updated - July 18, 2019 04:00 pm IST

Published - July 18, 2019 03:52 pm IST

To celebrate World Emoji Day, July 17, Apple and Google previewed a set of new emojis that will officially launch this fall.

These emojis are said to be more diverse and inclusive than ever thanks to the inclusion of icons like prosthetic limbs, gender inclusive couples, and service animals.

According to the Unicode Consortium emoji reference site Emojipedia, the 2020 set of icons is already in the works. Included in the list of Emoji 13.0 candidates, users could find bison, potted plant, plunger, and headstone character at their fingertips next year if approved.

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