Take a look at the new emoji that could be approved this year, from a shaking head to a phoenix rising from the ashes

Sarah JacksonFeb 7, 2023, 00:46 IST

The new candidates for Emoji 15.1, which could be approved later this year, include a fiery phoenix, a broken chain, and more.Alessio Liburdi / EyeEm / Getty Images

There are more than 500 characters up for consideration to join the newest slate of emoji.
Most are variations on existing emoji that only face one way, like the car or running person, which both face left.

Have you noticed a lot of the emoji on your phone point left? Whether it's a car, a person walking, or a dog, many of the emoji at your fingertips are designed to face leftward.

For example, most animal emoji on iOS look to the left, with a few exceptions, like the owl and lizard.Sarah Jackson/Insider

Have you noticed a lot of the emoji on your phone point left? Whether it's a car, a person walking, or a dog, many of the emoji at your fingertips are designed to face leftward.

Unicode Consortium, the organization responsible for approving all emoji before they can make it to our phones, has also taken note. In Emoji 15.1, the newest slate of upcoming emoji, Unicode wants to provide alternatives to existing emoji that only face one direction, so users can show, say, a person running to the right instead of the left.

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Unicode Consortium, the organization responsible for approving all emoji before they can make it to our phones, has also taken note. In Emoji 15.1, the newest slate of upcoming emoji, Unicode wants to provide alternatives to existing emoji that only face one direction, so users can show, say, a person running to the right instead of the left.

The list of recommendations for Emoji 15.1 spans 578 characters. That doesn't mean, of course, that we're getting 578 new emoji; most of these are just variations to support different directions for emoji.

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The list of recommendations for Emoji 15.1 spans 578 characters. That doesn't mean, of course, that we're getting 578 new emoji; most of these are just variations to support different directions for emoji.

There are, however, a few completely new candidates for the latest set of emoji. Here they are:

The new candidates for Emoji 15.1, which could be approved later this year, include a fiery phoenix, a broken chain, and more.Alessio Liburdi / EyeEm / Getty Images

A lime

Unicode

A mushroom (Another mushroom emoji already exists; it's red with white spots.)

Unicode

A broken chain

Unicode

A head nodding up and down

Unicode

A head shaking side to side

Unicode

A phoenix rising from the ashes (Look at its fiery tail feathers!)

Unicode

The emoji aren't available just yet. They'll be subject to review first, and if approved, they'll start rolling out to most devices in early 2024. In the meantime, other emoji are on the way.

The previous set, Emoji 15.0Emojipedia

The emoji aren't available just yet. They'll be subject to review first, and if approved, they'll start rolling out to most devices in early 2024. In the meantime, other emoji are on the way.

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Take a look at the new emoji that could be approved this year, from a shaking head to a phoenix rising from the ashes

Have you noticed a lot of the emoji on your phone point left? Whether it's a car, a person walking, or a dog, many of the emoji at your fingertips are designed to face leftward.

The list of recommendations for Emoji 15.1 spans 578 characters. That doesn't mean, of course, that we're getting 578 new emoji; most of these are just variations to support different directions for emoji.

There are, however, a few completely new candidates for the latest set of emoji. Here they are:

A lime

A mushroom (Another mushroom emoji already exists; it's red with white spots.)

A broken chain

A head nodding up and down

A head shaking side to side

A phoenix rising from the ashes (Look at its fiery tail feathers!)

The emoji aren't available just yet. They'll be subject to review first, and if approved, they'll start rolling out to most devices in early 2024. In the meantime, other emoji are on the way.