Pregnant Man And Multiracial Handshake Among New Emojis Being Introduced Later This Year
Ahead of World Emoji Day, the draft list for the next round of new emojis has been announced.
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So far, the contenders include a melting smiley face, lip-biting face, several new hand shapes, and more. In an effort to expand on race and gender inclusivity, the current lineup even has customizable skin tones for the handshake emoji, and a pregnant man and pregnant person join the pregnant woman.
The additions, “will mean that nearly all emojis can have default a gender-neutral option, with choice to use a woman or man where relevant”. said Jeremy Burge, the chief emoji officer of the reference site Emojipedia.
According to The Guardian, the release of new emoji was delayed this year because of the pandemic, and proposal submissions were on hold until April. This list won’t be finalized by the Unicode Consortium until September. However the news site notes that in general, most candidates shown in the draft make it through. The final versions should roll out to different devices and platforms starting in late 2021 through 2022.
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