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A Diverse Array of New Additions
Among the soon-to-be-released emojis (initially proposed last fall), the consortium has selected a diverse batch including a paperclip, a treasure chest, a distorted face, a hairy creature reminiscent of Bigfoot, a cloud of dust from a fight, an apple core, a killer whale, and ballet dancers.
Following the official release of Unicode 17, Apple’s teams will begin adapting these new pictograms into the distinctive style of iOS emojis. This adaptation process takes several months: therefore, these new emojis are not expected to appear on our iPhones until spring 2026, likely in an iOS 26 update—presumably iOS 26.4.
Meanwhile, users can have fun with Apple Intelligence’s creation tool (yes, it really exists) and create their own emojis—or rather, their Genmojis.
WHO CREATES THE EMOJIS?
As a reminder, the bulk of emojis introduced are managed by the Unicode Consortium and its Unicode Emoji Subcommittee. There is a subgroup tasked with the maintenance of emojis, which includes their addition, alteration, and, though rare, their removal.
Typically, it takes several months for Cupertino to roll out these updates. For instance, the emojis approved in September 2022 were made available with iOS 16.4, which released in February 2023.
Apple has also recently added new emojis: the iOS 18.4 update, released in late March, incorporated emojis from Unicode 16, such as the face with dark circles, the fingerprint, the leafless tree, the plant root, the harp, the shovel, and splashes.