We often see a spike in traffic around Halloween, and this year is no different. Is it because there are so many Halloween-related emojis [http://emojipedia.org/halloween/] to choose from? Emojis trending on Emojipedia this week all have a distinct spooky vibe: * 🎃 Jack-O-Lantern [http://emojipedia.org/

Email -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You're here on the Emojipedia blog, so I can only assume you care about emoji more than the average person. Six months ago, the first Emoji Wrap [http://emojiwrap.com] email newsletter was sent out to a few hundred subscribers. Since then, over 5,000 people get

New emoji proposals to be discussed at the next Unicode Technical Committee meeting include Almond, Breastfeeding, Coconut, and others. Above: Mockups of the latest emoji proposals. Unicode's next quarterly Technical Committee meeting is to be held in the second week of November, hosted by IBM. The following emoji

The latest episode [http://podcast.emojiwrap.com/episodes/48304-3-how-would-i-draw-a-gun] of the Emoji Wrap podcast is out now, with special guest Gedeon Maheux [http://twitter.com/gedeon/]: > "Messenger and Twemoji, iOS 10 designs, more on the pistol emoji, and a look at

Apple today released the latest update [https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/09/sierra-review/] to OS X, referred to as macOS 10.12 Sierra. This update brings iOS 10 emoji updates [http://emojipedia.org/apple/ios-10.0/] to the Mac, but also uses its own non-Unicode names for

Those planning on submitting an emoji proposal to Unicode should be aware that the deadline for 2017 approvals is October 1, 2016. Unicode states [http://www.unicode.org/emoji/selection.html#timeline]: > To be considered for inclusion in the release of the Unicode Standard for a given year, proposals

Got iOS 10? Love Flags? We have created a custom sticker pack for iOS which contains all of the U.S. State Flags (plus Washington D.C.). You can get it right here: [https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/u.s.-state-flag-stickers/id1151624498?mt=8&at=1l3vrTu]

It's September 2016 and major vendors have prioritised differently when it comes to emoji support. Knowing which emojis to use safely involves keeping track of what is supported where. Let this be a brief guide at what's out there. Unicode 9 Release in June 2016, Unicode

Here's something we think you will like: Emojipedia for Mac [http://emojipedia.org/app/]. For those times when you can't tell what an emoji is, but don't quite care enough to go and search for it on the web! Cleverly, Emojipedia for Mac is

iOS 10 is expected to be released next week, as Apple announces its new iPhone tomorrow. The latest iOS preview includes a number of new emojis [https://blog.emojipedia.org/ios-10-emoji-update-first-look/]. We're excited about the changes, because many of them are long overdue

Ever wanted a superhero, giraffe, or exploding-head emoji? The process for getting a new emoji proposal off the ground requires a considerable amount of time and effort to fulfil the extensive Selection Factors [http://www.unicode.org/emoji/selection.html#selection_factors] expressed by Unicode. This process is important,

The latest episode [http://podcast.emojiwrap.com/episodes/45660-2-the-military-is-an-activity] of the Emoji Wrap podcast is out now, with special guest Owen Williams [http://twitter.com/ow/]: > "The pre-iOS 10 episode. Two Owens, Samsung emoji weirdness, iMessage stickers, no love for Apple

Being part of Unicode, emoji characters are very flexible. With a little bit of imagination, here's some fun emoji ideas that vendors could implement today using existing Unicode functionality. Bold Making an emoji bold does nothing on most (all?) systems right now. Here on my Mac, italic does

Today we're pleased to be launching the Emoji Wrap Podcast [http://podcast.emojiwrap.com]! Hosted by me, Jeremy Burge, I'm joined by a guest (or guests) each episode to chat about all that's been going on in the world of emoji. In the first