New Emojis: How Releases Work (Unicode → Apple/Android)
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Browse all available emoji in our Emoji Art Creator. New emoji don’t appear instantly after you see them online. There’s a pipeline: proposal → draft → approval → platform rollouts.
1) Unicode approves the emoji set
The Unicode Consortium maintains the standard that defines which emoji exist. Each year, a new set is approved as part of an Emoji/Unicode release.
2) Platforms implement (often months later)
Apple, Google/Android, Microsoft, and others ship their own designs and release them on their own schedules.
3) Example: Emoji 17.0 timing
Emoji 17.0 was recommended alongside Unicode 17.0 on September 9, 2025, with broad platform availability expected throughout 2026.
Practical takeaway: if you publish “new emoji content”, include fallback images or names, because many viewers won’t see the new emoji yet.
4) Looking ahead
Draft lists for future releases (e.g., 2026/2027) often circulate early, but they can change before final approval.