The Emoji 13.0 list has been announced by the Unicode Consortium. Includes 117 new emojis, including bubble tea, pinched fingers, ninja, piñata, gender-neutral people in tuxedos and veils, and various animals and insects.
They should be part of Android, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Windows updates in 2020.
The focus of emoji updates for this year has been diverse, gender-neutral characters and various animals and foods. Santa, person in a tuxedo and person with a veil are some of the new gender-neutral emojis.
New foods include bubble tea, olives, teapot, and fondue. Animals like black cat, bison and polar bear are also part of the updates. Insects like fly, cockroach and worm also made the final cut. You will also be able to use an anatomically correct version of the human heart as an emoji.
Emoji 13.0 arrives in 2020
New emojis are now added to the Unicode standard annually. These emojis are proposed by different companies such as Google, Apple and Twitter, and finished at the beginning of the year. This allows enough time for these platforms to include them in future updates.
Emoji List 13.0
Here's the full list of 117 new emoji included in Emoji 13.0, via Emojipedia:
- smiley face with tear
- disguised face
- pinched fingers
- Pinched Fingers: Light Skin Tone
- Pinched Fingers: Medium-light Skin Tone
- Pinched Fingers: Medium Skin Tone
- Pinched Fingers: Medium-dark Skin Tone
- Pinched Fingers: Dark Skin Tone
- anatomical heart
- light
- Ninja
- Ninja: Light Skin Tone
- Ninja: Medium-light Skin Tone
- Ninja: Medium Skin Tone
- Ninja: Medium-dark Skin Tone
- Ninja: Dark Skin Tone
- man in tuxedo
- Man in Tuxedo: Light Skin Tone
- Man in Tuxedo: Medium-light Skin Tone
- Man in Tuxedo: Medium Skin Tone
- Man in Tuxedo: Medium-dark Skin Tone
- Man in Tuxedo: Dark Skin Tone
- woman in tuxedo
- Woman In Tuxedo: Light Skin Tone
- Woman in Tuxedo: Medium-light Skin Tone
- Woman In Tuxedo: Medium Skin Tone
- Woman in Tuxedo: Medium-dark Skin Tone
- Woman in Tuxedo: Dark Skin Tone
- veiled man
- Veiled Man: Light Skin Tone
- Veiled Man: Medium-light Skin Tone
- Veiled Man: Medium Skin Tone
- Veiled Man: Medium-dark Skin Tone
- Man With Veil: Dark Skin Tone
- veiled woman
- Woman With Veil: Light Skin Tone
- Woman With Veil: Medium-light Skin Tone
- Veiled Woman: Medium Skin Tone
- Woman With Veil: Medium-dark Skin Tone
- Woman With Veil: Dark Skin Tone
- Woman feeding baby
- Woman Feeding Baby: Light Skin Tone
- Woman Feeding Baby: Medium-light Skin Tone
- Woman Feeding Baby: Medium Skin Tone
- Woman Feeding Baby: Medium-dark Skin Tone
- Woman Feeding Baby: Dark Skin Tone
- Man feeding baby
- Man Feeding Baby: Light Skin Tone
- Man Feeding Baby: Medium-light Skin Tone
- Man Feeding Baby: Medium Skin Tone
- Man Feeding Baby: Medium-dark Skin Tone
- Man Feeding Baby: Dark Skin Tone
- person who feeds the baby
- Person Feeding Baby: Light Skin Tone
- Person Feeding Baby: Medium-light Skin Tone
- Person Feeding Baby: Medium Skin Tone
- Person Feeding Baby: Medium-dark Skin Tone
- Person Feeding Baby: Dark Skin Tone
- Max Claus
- Mx Claus: Light Skin Tone
- Mx Claus: Medium-light Skin Tone
- Mx Claus: Medium Skin Tone
- Mx Claus: Medium-dark Skin Tone
- Mx Claus: Dark Skin Tone
- people hugging
- Black cat
- Bison
- Mammoth
- Castor
- Polar Bear
- Geezer
- Feather
- Seal
- Beetle
- Cockroach
- Moscow
- Worm
- Potted plant
- Blueberries
- Olive
- Pepper
- Flat bread
- Tamal
- Fondue
- Teapot
- Bubble tea
- Rock
- Wood
- Hut
- Wagon
- Roller skate
- Magic wand
- Piñata
- nesting dolls
- Sewing needle
- Naked
- Thong Sandal
- Military helmet
- Accordion
- long drum
- Currency
- Bumerang
- woodworking saw
- Screwdriver
- Hook
- Stairs
- Elevator
- Mirror
- Window
- Plunger
- Mousetrap
- Bucket
- Toothbrush
- Headstone
- Poster
- Transgender flag
- transgender symbol
Last year's Emoji 12.0 update only included 59 new emojis.
Here's an image from Emojipedia, showing what the new emojis might look like. The final emoji design may vary on different platforms.
Apple typically adds new emoji to iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iOS, iPadOS, and macOS updates respectively in September. Google is also releasing new Android updates for September, which include these new emojis.
Microsoft is also adding support on Windows through fall updates. Expect all of these major operating systems, as well as platforms like Facebook and Twitter, to add support before the end of 2020.