These are just a few of the newly approved emojis arriving in 2019.
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  • More than 50 new emojis will be made standard in 2019, based on a list from the Unicode Consortium.
  • Many of the new emojis are tied together by the theme of inclusivity, introducing symbols for deaf people, blind people, and people in wheelchairs,
  • While Unicode will make the new emojis official in March, it may be a while before they show up on your favorite device.

More than 50 new emojis will become standard in 2019, based on the final list approved by theUnicode Consortium. Unicode is responsible for defining which emojis make onto all platforms, including iPhones, Android devices, and computers.

Many of the new icons are tied together by the theme of inclusivity, introducing emojis for deaf people, blind people, people in wheelchairs, and those with prosthetic limbs. This year's update will allow users to choose the race and gender of both people when choosing an emoji that features a couple. Unicode first introduced support for skin colour in 2015, but users were limited to heterosexual emojis for couples, and could only select couples with the same skin tone.

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While there are 59 distinct new emojis, variations for skin tone and gender make for a total of 230 individual images. A March 5th update to Unicode will make the emojis usable online, but each company will choose when to introduce their own versions of the new emojis. Apple typically adds new emojis to their iOS devices with an update in the second half of the year.

Here are the new emoji coming online later this year, with images from Emojipedia:

Yawning

Pinching Hand (with skin tones)

Ear with hearing aid (with skin tones)

Deaf man (with skin tones)

Deaf woman (with skin tones)

Mechanical arm

Mechanical leg

Man with probing cane (with skin tones)

Woman with probing cane (with skin tones)

Man in motorised wheelchair (with skin tones)

Woman in motorised wheelchair (with skin tones)

Man in manual wheelchair (with skin tones)

Woman in manual wheelchair (with skin tones)

Man standing (with skin tones)

Woman standing (with skin tones)

Person kneeling (with skin tones)

Woman kneeling (with skin tones)

People holding hands (gender inclusive, with skin tones)

Guide dog

Service dog

Orangutan

Sloth

Otter

Skunk

Flamingo

Garlic

Onion

Waffle

Falafel

Butter

Oyster

Beverage box

Maté

Ice cube

Hindu temple

Manual wheelchair

Motorised wheelchair

Auto Rickshaw

Parachute

Ringed Planet

Diving Mask

Yo-Yo

Kite

Safety vest

Sari

One-piece swimsuit

Underpants (briefs)

Shorts

Ballet shoes

Bango

Diya lamp

Axe

Probing cane

Drop of blood

Adhesive bandage

Stethoscope

Chair

Razor

White heart

Brown heart

Orange circle

Yellow circle

Green circle

Purple circle

Brown circle

Red square

Orange square

Yellow square

Green square

Blue square

Purple square

Brown square

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