iOS 18.2 includes one of the new features most awaited by users: the Genmoji function within the pack from Apple Intelligence. Allow it create custom emojis through guest created by users and used by all compatible iOS, iPadOS and macOS applications. However, these emojis cannot go beyond the Apple ecosystem, they are not integrated into the emoji standard published by Unicode. a few hours ago, Unicode has published the emoji proposals for the 2025/2026 academic year.
Possible new emojis for iOS 19: apple heart, orca and more
As you already know, the creating new emojis It is part of a collaborative and well-structured process on the part of the Unicode Consortium, a non-profit organization that allows standardize characters in computer systems which allows these emojis to transmit communications between users regardless of the operating system each has.
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Creating new emojis goes through a process that begins with the proposal of new emojis accompanied by the justification found for their new creation as well as the feasibility of each of them, which is nothing other than clarity and if it would be differentiated on the small screens. After that, Unicode evaluates each element and approves an update to the Unicode code each year which adds the new emojis as characters universally recognizable by computer systems. From there, Each company is responsible for adapting the icons (Apple and Google in their respective operating systems).
The next update will be Unicode17.0 and will probably be officially updated in September 2025. A few hours ago, the new emoji proposals for this new version. If ultimately approved, it is possible that these new emojis coming in iOS 19 and iPadOS 19. Among the suggestions are: a distorted face, a storm cloud, two figures fighting, a ballet dancer (also dark-skinned), an apple core, an orca, a hairy creature, a paper clip, a slide of land and a treasure chest.
