Unicode 9.0 to Bring 72 New Emojis Including Face Palm, Selfie

Regular emoji users will be excited to know that the Unicode Consortium has added 72 new emojis. The final list of 72 new emojis set to be a part of Unicode 9.0 will be released this month.

Some of the new emojis due for Unicode 9.0 include rolling on the floor laughing, face with cowboy hat, clown face, lying face, drooling face, prince, man in tuxedo, face palm, pregnant woman, man dancing, selfie, hand with index and middle fingers crossed, call me hand, handshake, black heart, gorilla, potato, carrot, cucumber, peanuts, kiwifruit, avocado, potato, carrot, cucumber, peanuts, croissant, baguette bread, pancakes, stuffed flatbread, pancakes, bacon, egg, glass of milk, spoon, scooter, first place medal, boxing glove, martial arts uniform, wrestlers, water polo, handball, and juggling.

The report says that the new emojis that will be added in 2016 will be part of the Unicode 10.0 and will be released next year.

Emojipedia claims that major companies including Apple, Google, and Microsoft will start including the new emojis via OTA releases from June 21.

The Unicode Consortium explains that some of the new emojis have been added to Unicode 9.0 for 'variety of reasons'. Giving an example of face with cowboy hat, the Consortium explains that it was added for compatibility with the emoji used in the Yahoo Messenger. It adds that some of emojis have been added because of expected high frequency of use.

Recently, Facebook introduced a ton of new emojis specifically 1,500 for its standalone Messenger app that included better representation of women, and more skin tones.