Unicode 9.0 Candidate Emoji

The Unicode Consortium has accepted 38 emoji characters as candidates for Unicode 9.0, scheduled for release in mid-2016. At this point, these emoji are candidates—not yet finalized—so some may be removed from the candidate list, and others may be added. Names, images, and code points may also change, so these candidates are not yet ready for use in production systems.

These emoji have been accepted as candidates for Unicode 9.0 for a variety of reasons. They may be needed for compatibility with emoji characters in existing systems. For example, the FACE WITH COWBOY HAT was accepted for compatibility with the emoji used in Yahoo Messenger. Some are chosen based on expected high frequency of use or because they are highly popular requests from online communities. Others fill gaps in the existing set of Unicode emoji, as by completing a gender pair.

Many other prospective emoji characters are still being assessed and could be approved in the future. For more information about selection criteria, see Selection Factors in UTR #51, Unicode Emoji.

The images shown below are draft black and white versions for the Unicode 9.0 charts. Once the emoji candidates have been finalized, vendors that support emoji will provide colorful and better-designed displays for each of these. For example, the emoji for shrug might appear as shown on the right.

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Some of these new emoji would take the new emoji modifiers as discussed in Diversity. Some emoji may also get annotations to help guide design and usage. For example, the cucumber emoji could also be used to represent a pickle.

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Candidate Unicode Name

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	FACE WITH COWBOY HAT
	CLOWN FACE
	NAUSEATED FACE
	ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING
	DROOLING FACE
	LYING FACE
	CALL ME HAND
	SELFIE
	RAISED BACK OF HAND
	LEFT-FACING FIST
	RIGHT-FACING FIST
	HANDSHAKE
	HAND WITH FIRST AND INDEX FINGER CROSSED
	PREGNANT WOMAN
	FACE PALM
	SHRUG
	MAN DANCING
	PRINCE
	MAN IN TUXEDO
	MOTHER CHRISTMAS
	WILTED FLOWER
	SCOOTER
	MOTOR SCOOTER
	OCTAGONAL SIGN
	CLINKING GLASSES
	BLACK HEART
	CROISSANT
	AVOCADO
	CUCUMBER
	BACON
	POTATO
	CARROT
	FOX FACE
	EAGLE
	DUCK
	BAT
	SHARK
	OWL