Emojis are part of our society. We communicate with Emojis because it is easy to understand, and we love using them everywhere (social media, messaging, and many more). Every year new emojis are added to our devices. We can’t wait to show you the new emojis of 2022 and 2023.
Emoji Update
Unicode is the universal protocol for displaying text (and emojis) online. Unicode is also responsible for proposing new emojis every year. With the latest update, more than 1.800 emojis will be available online.
In 2021, Unicode added over 100 new emojis (112, to be precise). The emojis of 2021 were mostly related to COVID-19-related use cases since lots of us had to focus on health, expressing virtual emotions, and other funny or more serious problems. See below the emojis of 2021.
(Unicode.org, 2021)
In 2022, Unicode will release Emojis v15.0 with 31 newly approved emojis (approved in September 2022). You are probably thinking, why haven’t I seen them on my phone or online? The reason for that is that the different Operating Systems (OS) like iOS (Apple), Android, Microsoft, and Samsung all need to accept these changes and support the new emojis in new OS updates. Are you ready to see the new emojis?
Note that the final results of the emojis on a certain platform can still be changed.
(Unicode.org, 2022)
All 2022 & 2023 Emojis
Find out more about the new emojis and think about how you will use them:
No: #1
Name: Shaking face
Category: Smileys & Emotion
Meaning: A shaking head due to an event or rollercoaster?
No: #2
Name: Pink heart
Category: Smileys & Emotion
Meaning: We all know the hearts and how much love they can give.
No: #3
Name: Light blue heart
Category: Smileys & Emotion
Meaning: A cute light blue heart (maybe for a baby shower?
No: #4
Name: Grey heart
Category: Smileys & Emotion
Meaning: Less colorful than the other hearts, but still powerful
No: #5
Name: Leftwards pushing hand
Category: People & Body
Meaning: To open a door?
No: #6
Name: Rightwards pushing hand
Category: People & Body
Meaning: Talk to the hand. Although, that is quite mean.
No: #7
Name: Moose
Category: Animals & Nature
Meaning: They are big and strong but also kinda cool.
No: #8
Name: Donkey
Category: Animals & Nature
Meaning: Finally, a nice donkey emoji.
No: #9
Name: Wing
Category: Animals & Nature
Meaning: Spread your wings. Did someone say Mario Kart?
No: #10
Name: Black bird
Category: Animals & Nature
Meaning: Always useful, more bird emojis.
No: #11
Name: Goose
Category: Animals & Nature
Meaning: The goose deserves a place in the animals section.
No: #12
Name: Jellyfish
Category: Animals & Nature
Meaning: They can be dangerous, but the emoji is nice.
No: #13
Name: Hyacinth
Category: Animals & Nature
Meaning: Who doesn’t like this flower? Especially in spring.
No: #14
Name: Ginger root
Category: Food & Drink
Meaning: Ginger Mint tea?!
No: #15
Name: Pea pod
Category: Food & Drink
Meaning: Most peas are healthy.
No: #16
Name: Folding hand fan
Category: Objects
Meaning: For the hot days.
No: #17
Name: Hair pick
Category: Objects
Meaning: Always useful for head massages or to make a haircut on point.
No: #18
Name: Maracas
Category: Objects
Meaning: Shake it! Vamos.
No: #19
Name: Flute
Category: Objects
Meaning: Is this really the first flute emoji?
No: #20
Name: Khanda
Category: Symbols
Meaning: The symbol of the Sikh faith
No: #21
Name: Wireless
Category: Objects
Meaning: Nowadays, everything is wireless, so maybe that’s why it’s useful?
Note: Consider that the total new emojis are 31 instead of 21 since the Pushing hands (No. 5 & 6) have 6 skin tones (21 + 10 = 31).
What’s next?!
Google and Samsung have already adopted the new emojis for the latest OS releases. Microsoft and iOS are expected to release the new emojis in April 2023. Keep an eye out for the new releases. If you want to see a live version of the new emojis, go and check out our Emojis tool.
The new emojis still have to be supported and used globally, but the chance that we will see new emojis in 2023 is big. Keep an eye on our blog to stay up to date.
Now you are up-to-date about the new emojis in 2022 and 2023. Good luck picking your favorite!
