Those were both added to the Unicode standard, but then late in the process, it was decided that those would not be considered as emoji characters. They won’t make it onto, say, your iPhone.

INTRODUCTION In the modern era of digital communication, emojis have seamlessly integrated into our online interactions, ...

Today is World Emoji Day, and the Unicode Consortium is sharing a preview of some of the new emoji that should hit your devices early next year as part of Unicode 17.0. If you ask me, it’s a promising ...

And Unicode, in its noble quest to grant us tiny images for five different boats, must go through a process that requires a 53-question form, a final proposal of a few thousand words, then make it ...

Moreover, Unicode can't remove a character once added — while it can update emoji, it's hesitant to add a flag that might not last long. Usage was also a major concern.

And Unicode, in its noble quest to grant us tiny images for five different boats, must go through a process that requires a 53-question form, a final proposal of a few thousand words, then make it ...

Shirriff’s 14-page proposal was the second to be considered by the Unicode Committee, and brings to a close a process that began in fits and starts as far back as 2011.