Telecommunications New emojis will appear in the first quarter of 2025
A dead tree, a fingerprint and beetroot: These and other emojis can soon be used in messaging services. The Unicode Consortium has announced that there will be new emojis in the first quarter of the new year.
14.01.2025, 05:36
14.01.2025, 05:39
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The consortium sets the international standard for character encoding. Emojis are also part of these characters. Cell phone software manufacturers use the coding as a guide, meaning that the symbols published by Unicode will soon be seen on many cell phones. The "Süddeutsche Zeitung" had previously reported on this.
Unicode had already announced the new emojis for spring 2025 in the fall of 2024. However, according to the information provided, they will not be seen on smartphones and tablets until spring 2025. Unicode did not give an exact date. The new symbols include a fingerprint, beetroot and a splash of color.
Jury decides
A tree without leaves is also included. This is intended to draw attention to the droughts caused by climate change, according to the statement. "Climate change, environmental collapse and extended drought year after year are becoming part of our everyday lives," wrote Brian Baihaki, who submitted the emoji.
All creative minds can apply to Unicode for emojis. All that is required is a good explanation of the added value of the submitted character. Logos or specific people are not permitted - a jury decides which ones ultimately make it through.
More characters to follow
A list from Unicode shows which proposed emojis have already been published or rejected and which may still be published. According to the list, "acne", "e-cigarette", "tampon" and "lasagna" were rejected as proposals.
Later this year, we can look forward to the "Hairy Creature", for example, which is based on the snowman Yeti. A "distorted face" in fisheye style is also among the new additions for the rest of the year. Even the remains of an apple and a "battle cloud" are set to become part of the modern visual language.
Emojis reveal something about personality
And according to researchers at Indiana University and the Kinsey Institute in the USA, people who use emojis more frequently have greater emotional intelligence. Emojis are therefore a way of conveying content and communicating more effectively. And the way in which they are used reveals something about the person.
If you can't get enough of the colorful characters, you can adopt one from Unicode. Companies such as the fast food chain Red Lobster and Ford have adopted matching emojis for 5,000 dollars each and linked their websites in this way.
