Guys, we’re getting deliciously close to a big emoji upgrade. Appropriately named Emoji 5.0, the new batch of silly symbols includes several very specific items as well as some long sought-after essentials. Do you have a favorite? We do.
Emojipedia recently updated its page for Emoji 5.0 with mockups of all the proposed emoji. Don’t freak out if you don’t like the selection. For now, the candidates are in draft status, meaning they still need the final sign off from the emoji overlords at Unicode. In the meantime, here are the very best new emoji candidates, ranked and presented without explanation. Please argue in the comments.
Update 4:20pm 06/20/2017 - Unicode just announced the official list of new emoji in Unicode 10.0. All 69 of the candidates made the cut! That means you’ll be getting a T. Rex and daggum hedgehog on your smartphone keyboard very soon. Also zombies.
Update 11:40 07/17/2017 - Apple just released its final designs for the new emoji. The zombie and barfing emoji are wonderfully detailed!
You can download them all here.
1. Grinning Face With One Large and One Small Eye
2. T-Rex
3. Man Zombie
4. Woman Zombie
5. Merman
6. Mermaid
7. Shocked Face With Exploding Head
8. Sandwich
10. Flying Saucer
11. Giraffe Face
12. Breast-Feeding
13. Cricket
14. Serious Face With Symbols Covering Mouth
15. Woman Mage
16. Man Mage
17. Brain
18. Woman Vampire
19. Man Vampire
20. Grinning Face With Star Eyes
21. Broccoli
22. Sauropod
23. Man Fairy
24. Woman Fairy
25. Bearded Person
27. Woman Genie
28. Man Genie
29. Pretzel
31. Curling Stone
32. Man Elf
33. Woman Elf
34. Hedgehog
35. Cut of Meat
36. Woman Climbing
37. Man Climbing
38. Dumpling
39. Face With One Eyebrow Raised
42. Wales
43. Face With Finger Covering Closed Lips
44. Face With Open Mouth Vomiting
45. Coconut
46. Scotland
49. Takeout Box
50. Chopsticks
51. Smiling Face With Smiling Eyes and Hand Covering Mouth
52. Child
53. Adult
54. Older Adult
55. England
56. Fortune Cookie
57. Zebra Face
59. Pie
60. Billed Cap
61. Canned Food
62. Gloves
63. Bowl With Spoon
64. Coat
65. Cup With Straw
66. Sled
67. Scarf
68. Socks
69. Orange Heart
[Thanks Lindsey!]