Here Are The 37 New Emoji You Could See Next Year
The Unicode Consortium sets the international standards for characters - like emoji - across different software platforms, like iOS and Android. When Unicode introduces new emoji characters for Unicode 8.0, which gets released mid-2015, they can be integrated into your emoji keyboard.
"These are candidates-not yet finalized-so some may not appear in the release," Unicode Consortium's post warns. "There are many possible emoji that could be added, but releases need to be restricted to a manageable number."
These emoji would be compatible with other messaging and email systems: