Background Document PRI #443: Unicode Emoji 15.0 Draft Candidates

The following emoji characters are candidates for inclusion in a future version of Unicode. These characters are not final! The characters were based on proposals received by the Unicode Consortium, reviewed by the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee, and selected on the basis of the Emoji Selection Factors in Submitting Emoji Proposals. That page also describes the Process and Timeline for proposals.

See also Provisional Candidates.

Background

Provisional candidates are subject to prioritization, and may not included be in the next release of Unicode. Temporary IDs are assigned, not code points. Draft candidates are “short-listed”, and have been assigned draft code points, but are still subject to change or removal. Final candidates will be in the next release of Unicode, but do not have final code points or properties.

The Attributes column contains provisional information about the candidate:

The count of new variants is in the Other Keywords column, such as “➕ 5 Ⓒ ‧ 🏿”. The abbreviations and symbols are documented in Emoji Counts Key, and the symbol meanings can be seen by hovering with a mouse. Where the last Sample cell is marked with the symbol ➕, there is a row for an pre-existing character that has new gender and/or modifier variants. For example, ➕ 5 Ⓒ ‧ 🏿 means that additional 5 skintone variants on the original character are added, and ➕ 20 Ⓩ ‧ 🏿 means 20 zwj sequences are added, used to compose two other characters with a skintone on each.

Feedback on the CLDR Short Name, Keywords, ordering, and category is welcome.

When looking at the linked proposals for candidates or accepted characters it is important to keep two points in mind:

  1. New proposals must follow the form in Submitting Emoji Proposals. This form may have changed since earlier proposals were submitted.
  2. The UTC may accept a proposal for reasons other than those stated in the proposal, and does not necessarily endorse or consider relevant all of the proposed reasons.
Smileys & Emotion
face-neutral-skeptical
Code Sample CLDR Short Name Other Keywords Attributes Proposal
1 X1FAE8 🫨 shaking face earthquake | face | shaking | shock | vibrate  🤥 L2/21-214
emotion
2 X1FA75 🩵 light blue heart cyan | heart | light blue | teal  💜 L2/21-202, L2/21-075
3 X1FA76 🩶 grey heart gray | heart | silver | slate  💜 L2/21-201, L2/21-075
4 X1FA77 🩷 pink heart cute | heart | like | love | pink  💜 L2/21-203, L2/21-075
People & Body
hands
Code Sample CLDR Short Name Other Keywords Attributes Proposal
5 X1FAF7 🫷 leftwards pushing hand decline | high five | leftward | push | refuse | stop | wait
➕ 5 Ⓒ ‧ 🏿
 🙏
∈ modifier_base
L2/21-216
6 X1FAF8 🫸 rightwards pushing hand decline | high five | push | refuse | rightward | stop | wait
➕ 5 Ⓒ ‧ 🏿
 🙏
∈ modifier_base
L2/21-216
Animals & Nature
animal-mammal
Code Sample CLDR Short Name Other Keywords Attributes Proposal
7 X1FACE 🫎 moose animal | antlers | elk | mammal  🐴 L2/21-197
8 X1FACF 🫏 donkey animal | ass | burro | mammal | mule | stubborn  🐴 L2/21-196
animal-bird
9 X1FABD 🪽 wing angelic | aviation | bird | flying | mythology  🦜 (1F99C) L2/21-198
10 1F426 200D 2B1B 🐦‍⬛ black bird bird | black | crow | raven | rook  🦜 (1F99C)
∈ sequences
L2/19-307
11 X1FABF 🪿 goose bird | fowl | honk | silly  🦜 (1F99C) L2/21-219
animal-marine
12 X1FABC 🪼 jellyfish burn | invertebrate | jelly | marine | ouch | stinger  🪸 (1FAB8) L2/21-217
plant-flower
13 X1FABB 🪻 hyacinth bluebonnet | flower | lavender | lupine | Nowruz | purple | snapdragon  🌷 L2/21-215
Food & Drink
food-vegetable
Code Sample CLDR Short Name Other Keywords Attributes Proposal
14 X1FADA 🫚 ginger root beer | root | spice  🌰 L2/21-200
15 X1FADB 🫛 pea pod beans | edamame | legume | pea | pod | vegetable  🌰 L2/21-199
Objects
clothing
Code Sample CLDR Short Name Other Keywords Attributes Proposal
16 X1FAAD 🪭 folding hand fan cooling | coy | dance | fan | flutter | heat | hot | shy | spread  👚 L2/21-192
17 X1FAAE 🪮 hair pick Afro | comb | hair | pick  👚 L2/21-218
musical-instrument
18 X1FA87 🪇 maracas celebrate | instrument | music | noise | percussion | rattle | rhythm | shake  🪘 (1FA98) L2/21-194
19 X1FA88 🪈 flute bamboo | fife | flautist | music | pipe | recorder | toot | woodwind  🪘 (1FA98) L2/21-193
Symbols
religion
Code Sample CLDR Short Name Other Keywords Attributes Proposal
20 X1FAAF 🪯 khanda religion | Sikh  🔯 L2/21-223
av-symbol
21 X1F6DC 🛜 wireless computer | internet | network  📴 L2/21-191

Emoji Counts

For a key to the format of the table, see Emoji Counts Key.

StructureSmileys & EmotionPeople & BodyComponentAnimals & NatureFood & DrinkTravel & PlacesActivitiesObjectsSymbolsFlagsTotal
42624220
Ⓒ ‧ 🏿1010
Ⓩ ‧ Ⓒ11
Total4120720042031