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Story summary
- The Unicode Consortium released Emoji 18.0 draft with 19 new emojis, targeting finalization in September 2026.
- Unicode 17 emojis will arrive on Apple devices in March or April 2026.
- The draft adds a squinting face, left and right thumb gestures, a pickle, a lighthouse, a meteor, and 10 skin-tone variants for two base emojis.
- Apple Inc. will create its own versions, with iOS 27 planned for late 2026 or early 2027.
