14 DAY TRIAL // The Unicode Consortium has officially announced Emoji 13.1, a new set of emoji that is scheduled to go live on devices in 2021.
The new pack includes seven different emoji and 21 skin variations, so users will get an update that includes 217 new designs.
The new emoji are the following:
- Heart on fire
- Mending heart
- Woman with beard
- Person with beard
- Face exhaling
- Face in clouds
- Face with spiral eyes
The designs that you see here are just generic samples because as it happened in the fast, every company is free to create their own images that would be available on mobile devices, desktop computers, and web platforms.
“This minor release was created to add new emoji before 2022. The Unicode Consortium is a volunteer organization and we would be completely without new emoji in 2021 if it weren’t for the dedication of many volunteers who make this possible,” the Unicode Consortium explains.
“New emoji in this release should begin appearing on devices in the coming months. These new emoji will also be available for adoption.”
Emoji 15 coming in 2023
While Emoji 13.1 is considered a small release, a major update is expected next year when the Unicode Consortium will public version 14. More specifically, this release was originally scheduled for March 2021, but the target date has then been pushed back because of the global health issue that could affect its adoption worldwide.
Furthermore, Emoji 15 submissions are also on hold until April 2021.
“The Unicode Consortium is postponing the submissions of new emoji for Unicode version 15.0 until April 2, 2021. This delay follows on the postponement of the release of the upcoming Unicode 14.0 version from March to September 2021,” a recent announcement published by the Unicode Consortium reads.
Emoji 15 is projected to go live on devices in 2023.