In the second major emoji update in 10 months [https://blog.emojipedia.org/android-6-0-1-emoji-changelog/], Google today released [https://android.googleblog.com/2016/08/android-70-nougat-more-powerful-os-made.html] Android 7.0 "Nougat" with a bunch of emoji additions. This latest release adds support for skin tone modifiers, Unicode 9 [http://emojipedia.

There are all kinds of common emojis we don't have yet, but Kim Kardashian has a whole set! How? Well, it's really nothing more than marketing. The term "emoji" originates from Japan, and it's a generic term there, similar to emoticon in

Samsung is this week releasing [http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-note-7-review] the Galaxy Note 7, which is the first Samsung phone to include emoji flags [http://emojipedia.org/flags/] for countries around the world. Previous Samsung releases did not support emoji flags, and showed the two-letter country code in their place.

Last year Snapchat quietly added emoji [http://emojipedia.org/snapchat/] next to your friend's names in your feed, but it didn't tell anyone what they actually meant – we've cracked the emoji code so you don't have to be wondering what this 😏 actually

The demand for Emoji Flags for England, Scotland, and Wales [https://blog.emojipedia.org/emoji-flags-for-england-scotland-and-wales/] has been acknowledged by Unicode President Mark Davis. In a document titled Alternative Model for Subdivision Flags [http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2016/16234-alt-model-subdiv-flags.pdf] submitted during the Unicode Technical Committee meeting held August 2—

Apple announced [http://www.apple.com/newsroom/2016/08/apple-adds-more-gender-diverse-emoji-in-ios-10.html] a number of changes to their emoji set this week, including better representation of women, single-parent families, and a pride flag. Many of these additions were met with a mixed reaction, but none has generated more feedback[1] than

Today Twitter rolled out support for the rainbow flag [http://emojipedia.org/rainbow-flag/] and pirate flag [http://emojipedia.org/pirate-flag/] emojis. The rainbow flag emoji was documented by Unicode last month [https://blog.emojipedia.org/rainbow-flag-emoji-details-published/], stating that vendors are able to introduce this right away[1], as it is

Basically everyone considers Apple's emojis to be the 'official' ones when there's a misunderstanding – so much so that even competitors have changed their versions to more closely resemble Apple's over time. In Android Nougat [http://emojipedia.org/google/android-n/], for example, Google

Microsoft today released [https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/08/02/how-to-get-the-windows-10-anniversary-update/] Windows 10 Anniversary Update [http://emojipedia.org/microsoft/windows-10-anniversary-update/] which includes a completely new emoji design, full Unicode 9 emoji support, as well as interracial and single parent families — a first for any operating system. This version of

Update September 2016: iOS 10 has been released, and a full changelog of emoji updates [https://blog.emojipedia.org/ios-10-emoji-changelog/] is available. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apple today released [http://www.apple.com/newsroom/2016/08/apple-adds-more-gender-diverse-emoji-in-ios-10.html] iOS 10 beta 4 which includes an emoji update. Changes and additions include: * Rainbow Flag

In the beginning Shigetaka Kurita[1] created emoji on NTT Docomo phones in Japan. Now the emoji was limited and small, text was still pervasive, and the upcoming influence of the people was hovering over the waters. And the people said, “Let there be more emoji,” and emoji was added

Today WhatsApp quietly released an update which added support for an Olympic Rings emoji [http://emojipedia.org/olympic-rings/] on iOS and Android. Just in time for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games [https://www.rio2016.com/en], this new emoji appears in the latest update[1] for all users. Interestingly, the

Users of DuckDuckGo [http://duckduckgo.com] may have discovered some Emojipedia integration in recent months. The most obvious feature is this: Type any emoji into DuckDuckGo to find out what it means, without even leaving the site. This feature was developed by Mathew Byrne [https://twitter.com/mathewbyrne] and uses

In June 2016, 72 new emojis [https://blog.emojipedia.org/unicode-9-0-released-with-72-new-emojis/] were released as part of Unicode 9.0 [http://emojipedia.org/unicode-9.0/]. Recent history would have suggested that the next new emojis would be coming in June 2017 as part of Unicode 10.0 [http://emojipedia.org/unicode-10.

A document [http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2016/16183-rainbow-flag.pdf] describing how vendors can implement a Rainbow Flag Emoji has today been published. This document, written by Mark Davis and the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee[1], details a sequence that vendors can use to support a pride flag emoji [http://emojipedia.

Today is July 17 which means one thing: World Emoji Day! There's a lot to celebrate. First of all, thanks to Jonathan Mann who produced the first World Emoji Day anthem which might just get stuck in your head all day: *🎶 Everybody uses emoji; Emojis are for all

Twitter today rolled out an update to the emojis available on the website, which includes 72 new additions from Unicode 9.0 [http://emojipedia.org/unicode-9.0/]. Rolling out just in time for World Emoji Day [http://worldemojiday.com], this update makes Twitter the first major platform to include new

Not all emojis are equal. It's not obvious from looking at them, but some emojis are more than they seem. While most emojis are not dissimilar to a © symbol or the letter Q in the Unicode Standard; others are created by joining multiple emojis together behind the scenes.

A proposal [http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2016/16180-eng-scot-wales-flags.pdf] for emoji flags of England, Scotland and Wales has been submitted to the Unicode Consortium in anticipation of the next Unicode Technical Committee meeting in August 2016. I co-authored this proposal with Owen Williams [https://twitter.com/OwsWills/], which seeks

With new emojis released as part of Unicode 9 last week [https://blog.emojipedia.org/unicode-9-0-released-with-72-new-emojis/], many are looking for a timeline of when these will be available on various platforms such as iOS, Android, and Windows. If you have been searching for when the new emojis will come to

Version 9.0 of the Unicode Standard has today been released, including 72 new emojis [http://emojipedia.org/unicode-9.0/] such as the shrug [http://emojipedia.org/shrug/], facepalm [http://emojipedia.org/face-palm/], fingers crossed [http://emojipedia.org/hand-with-index-and-middle-fingers-crossed/] and selfie [http://emojipedia.org/selfie/]. Faces, hand gestures, gender pairings[

Unicode 9.0 [http://emojipedia.org/unicode-9.0/] comes out on June 21 and has 72 new emojis [https://blog.emojipedia.org/new-unicode-9-emojis/] including the croissant [http://emojipedia.org/croissant/], whisky glass [http://emojipedia.org/tumbler-glass/], and fingers crossed [http://emojipedia.org/hand-with-index-and-middle-fingers-crossed/]. With Apple's World Wide Developer

Update: Unicode 9.0 has now been released [https://blog.emojipedia.org/unicode-9-0-released-with-72-new-emojis/]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unicode 9.0 [http://emojipedia.org/unicode-9.0/] includes 72 new emojis, and is scheduled for release on June 21, 2016. We have created mockups for every emoji, showing how we think they will look: These

Facebook has today released an update to its Messenger app for iOS and Android with a complete emoji overhaul. A total of 1,180 emoji images is included. View them all here [http://emojipedia.org/facebook/messenger/]. Notable changes include a wider representation of women, support for diversity of skin

The open source emoji project Emoji One [http://emojione.com] today released an update containing upcoming Unicode 9 characters, as well as updated designs for many existing characters. Update: Emoji One 2.2 does not include these characters. These are coming in a future release. This release includes new artwork,