World Emoji Day marks the preview of new emoji by the Unicode Consortium, introducing Unicode 17.0. A standout among these is the 'hairy creature' emoji, set to be popular. Unicode's Erik Thompson suggests these emojis will likely appear on devices in spring 2026, underscoring the complexity of emoji creation. In celebration, Apple has launched an emoji word game for Apple News Plus subscribers, and the EmojiTracker.com site has been relaunched to track real-time emoji usage.
Each year, on World Emoji Day, new emoji previews are shared by the Unicode Consortium, with Unicode 17.0 set to introduce a variety of new options.
Among the new emoji expected, the 'hairy creature,' known informally as the Bigfoot emoji, has been highlighted as a particularly promising new character.
Unicode's Erik Thompson indicated that the anticipated emoji will 'likely' become available on devices in spring 2026, due to the involved creation process.
Apple celebrated World Emoji Day by launching a new emoji word game for Apple News Plus subscribers, alongside Emojipedia's relaunch of EmojiTracker.com to monitor emoji usage.
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