Emoji Charts
 

Emoji Candidates

The Unicode Technical Committee (UTC) has accepted the following 79 characters as candidates for emoji. At the 2016Q2 UTC meeting, a final determination will be made for ones to be added to Unicode 9.0, for release in June, 2016. The candidates for 9.0 are limited to those accepted in 2015.

The ones accepted in 2016 are candidates for Unicode 10.0, for release in June, 2017. For more information on the timeline, see Process and Timeline. For information on the format of this chart, see the notes.

For information about the images used in these charts, see Emoji Images and Rights. For details about the format and fields, see Emoji Chart Index and UTR #51 Unicode Emoji. See also Submitting Emoji Character Proposals.

U9.0 Candidates
Code PointDraft Chart GlyphSample Colored GlyphsDateEMPEMBName
Smileys & People
face-happy
1U+1F923🤣🤣 🤣 🤣2015Q2PROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING
face-role
2U+1F920🤠🤠 🤠 🤠2015Q2PFACE WITH COWBOY HAT
3U+1F921🤡🤡 🤡 🤡2015Q2PCLOWN FACE
4U+1F925🤥🤥 🤥 🤥2015Q2PLYING FACE
face-neutral
5U+1F924🤤🤤 🤤 🤤2015Q2PDROOLING FACE
face-sick
6U+1F922🤢🤢 🤢 🤢2015Q2PNAUSEATED FACE
7U+1F927🤧🤧 🤧 🤧 🤧2015Q3PSNEEZING FACE
• gesundheit
person
8U+1F934🤴🤴 🤴 🤴2015Q2PBPRINCE
• see PRINCESS
9U+1F936🤶🤶 🤶 🤶2015Q2PBMOTHER CHRISTMAS
• Mrs. Claus
• see FATHER CHRISTMAS
10U+1F935🤵🤵 🤵 🤵2015Q2PBMAN IN TUXEDO
• groom
• see BRIDE WITH VEIL
11U+1F937🤷🤷 🤷 🤷 🤷2015Q2PBSHRUG
12U+1F926🤦🤦 🤦 🤦 🤦2015Q2PBFACE PALM
13U+1F930🤰🤰 🤰 🤰 🤰2015Q2PBPREGNANT WOMAN
14U+1F57A🕺🕺 🕺 🕺2015Q2PBMAN DANCING
• see DANCER (typically a woman)
body
15U+1F933🤳🤳 🤳 🤳2015Q2PBSELFIE
• typically used with face or human figure on the left
16U+1F91E🤞🤞 🤞 🤞 🤞2015Q2PBHAND WITH INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS CROSSED
17U+1F919🤙🤙 🤙 🤙2015Q2PBCALL ME HAND
18U+1F91B🤛🤛 🤛 🤛 🤛2015Q2PBLEFT-FACING FIST
19U+1F91C🤜🤜 🤜 🤜 🤜2015Q2PBRIGHT-FACING FIST
20U+1F91A🤚🤚 🤚 🤚2015Q2PBRAISED BACK OF HAND
21U+1F91D🤝🤝 🤝 🤝 🤝2015Q2PBHANDSHAKE
emotion
22U+1F5A4🖤🖤 🖤 🖤2015Q2PBLACK HEART
Animals & Nature
animal-mammal
23U+1F98D🦍🦍 🦍 🦍 🦍2015Q3PGORILLA
24U+1F98A🦊🦊 🦊 🦊2015Q2PFOX FACE
25U+1F98C🦌🦌 🦌 🦌 🦌2015Q3PDEER
26U+1F98F🦏🦏 🦏 🦏 🦏2015Q3PRHINOCEROS
27U+1F987🦇🦇 🦇 🦇2015Q2PBAT
animal-bird
28U+1F985🦅🦅 🦅 🦅 🦅2015Q2PEAGLE
29U+1F986🦆🦆 🦆 🦆2015Q2PDUCK
30U+1F989🦉🦉 🦉 🦉2015Q2POWL
animal-reptile
31U+1F98E🦎🦎 🦎 🦎 🦎2015Q3PLIZARD
animal-marine
32U+1F988🦈🦈 🦈 🦈2015Q2PSHARK
33U+1F990🦐🦐 🦐 🦐2015Q4PSHRIMP
34U+1F991🦑🦑 🦑 🦑2015Q4PSQUID
animal-bug
35U+1F98B🦋🦋 🦋 🦋 🦋2015Q3PBUTTERFLY
plant-flower
36U+1F940🥀🥀 🥀 🥀2015Q2PWILTED FLOWER
• see ROSE
Food & Drink
food-fruit
37U+1F95D🥝🥝 🥝 🥝2015Q4PKIWIFRUIT
food-vegetable
38U+1F951🥑🥑 🥑 🥑2015Q2PAVOCADO
39U+1F954🥔🥔 🥔 🥔2015Q2PPOTATO
40U+1F955🥕🥕 🥕 🥕 🥕2015Q2PCARROT
41U+1F952🥒🥒 🥒 🥒 🥒2015Q2PCUCUMBER
• pickle
42U+1F95C🥜🥜 🥜 🥜2015Q4PPEANUTS
• peanut
food-prepared
43U+1F950🥐🥐 🥐 🥐2015Q2PCROISSANT
44U+1F956🥖🥖 🥖 🥖 🥖2015Q3PBAGUETTE BREAD
• french bread
45U+1F95E🥞🥞 🥞 🥞2015Q4PPANCAKES
• hotcakes, crêpes, palačinkes, blini, …
• sweet or savory
46U+1F953🥓🥓 🥓 🥓2015Q2PBACON
47U+1F959🥙🥙 🥙 🥙 🥙2015Q3PSTUFFED FLATBREAD
• döner kebab, falafel, gyro, shawarma, …
48U+1F95A🥚🥚 🥚 🥚2015Q4PEGG
49U+1F958🥘🥘 🥘 🥘 🥘2015Q3PSHALLOW PAN OF FOOD
• paella, casserole, …
50U+1F957🥗🥗 🥗 🥗 🥗2015Q3PGREEN SALAD
drink
51U+1F95B🥛🥛 🥛 🥛2015Q4PGLASS OF MILK
52U+1F942🥂🥂 🥂 🥂 🥂2015Q2PCLINKING GLASSES
53U+1F943🥃🥃 🥃 🥃 🥃2015Q3PTUMBLER GLASS
• whisky
• typically shown with iced drink
dishware
54U+1F944🥄🥄 🥄 🥄 🥄2015Q3PSPOON
• see FORK AND KNIFE
Travel & Places
transport-ground
55U+1F6D1🛑🛑 🛑 🛑2015Q2POCTAGONAL SIGN
• see WARNING SIGN
• stop sign
56U+1F6F4🛴🛴 🛴 🛴2015Q2PSCOOTER
57U+1F6F5🛵🛵 🛵 🛵 🛵2015Q2PMOTOR SCOOTER
transport-water
58U+1F6F6🛶🛶 🛶 🛶2015Q3PCANOE
Activities
award-medal
59U+1F947🥇🥇 🥇 🥇 🥇2015Q3PFIRST PLACE MEDAL
• gold medal
• see SPORTS MEDAL
60U+1F948🥈🥈 🥈 🥈 🥈2015Q3PSECOND PLACE MEDAL
• see SPORTS MEDAL
• silver medal
61U+1F949🥉🥉 🥉 🥉 🥉2015Q3PTHIRD PLACE MEDAL
• bronze medal
• see SPORTS MEDAL
sports
62U+1F94A🥊🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊2015Q3PBOXING GLOVE
• boxing sport
63U+1F94B🥋🥋 🥋 🥋 🥋2015Q3PMARTIAL ARTS UNIFORM
• judo, karate, taekwondo, …
64U+1F938🤸🤸 🤸 🤸 🤸2015Q3PBPERSON DOING CARTWHEEL
• gymnastics
65U+1F93B🤻🤻 🤻 🤻 🤻2015Q3PBMODERN PENTATHLON
66U+1F93C🤼🤼 🤼 🤼 🤼2015Q3PBWRESTLERS
• wrestling
67U+1F93D🤽🤽 🤽 🤽 🤽2015Q3PBWATER POLO
68U+1F93E🤾🤾 🤾 🤾 🤾2015Q3PBHANDBALL
69U+1F93A🤺🤺 🤺 🤺 🤺2015Q3PFENCER
• see CROSSED SWORDS
• fencing
70U+1F945🥅🥅 🥅 🥅 🥅2015Q3PGOAL NET
71U+1F939🤹🤹 🤹 🤹 🤹2015Q3PBJUGGLING
Objects
musical-instrument
72U+1F941🥁🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁2015Q3PDRUM WITH DRUMSTICKS
tool
73U+1F946🥆🥆 🥆 🥆 🥆2015Q3PRIFLE
• marksmanship, sport shooting, hunting
other-object
74U+1F6D2🛒🛒 🛒 🛒 🛒2015Q3PSHOPPING TROLLEY
• shopping cart
Post U9.0 Candidates*
Code PointDraft Chart GlyphSample Colored GlyphsDateEMPEMBName
Smileys & People*
face-neutral*
75U+1F928🤨🤨 🤨2016Q1FACE WITH ONE EYEBROW RAISED
Food & Drink*
food-prepared*
76U+1F95F🥟🥟 🥟2016Q1DUMPLING
• typically stuffed
• potsticker, gyōza (餃子), jiaozi (餃子/饺子), pierogi, empanada, …
77U+1F960🥠🥠 🥠2016Q1FORTUNE COOKIE
dishware*
78U+1F961🥡🥡 🥡2016Q1TAKEOUT BOX
• oyster pail
79U+1F962🥢🥢 🥢2016Q1CHOPSTICKS
• also kuaizi (筷子), hashi (箸), jeotgarak (젓가락)

Notes

These candidates were based on proposals received by the Emoji Subcommittee and Unicode members, and selected on the basis of the Emoji Selection Factors in Submitting Emoji Character Proposals. Anyone can file a proposal for a new emoji: see the instructions there.

For more information, see Unicode Emoji and the Emoji FAQ.