Source: Emojipedia
Today is World Emoji Day, and the organization that decides which new emoji your iPhone gets has announced this year’s latest crop. Here are the new emoji that will be added in an upcoming version of iOS 26.
Have you ever wondered who decides which new emoji get added to your iPhone? It’s not Apple. Instead, it’s the job of the Unicode Consortium.
Every year, the Unicode Consortium accept suggestions for new emoji to approve. After initial submissions, the group votes and decides on the official batch of new emoji that Apple, Google, and other tech companies will adopt.
Out of the 160+ originally being considered, the final eight picks have just been announced.
New emoji for iOS 26 include:
Apple Core
Ballet Dancers
Distorted Face
Fight Cloud
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