NATIONWIDE - If a picture is worth a thousand words, how about the emoji? The ever-popular emoticons are expanding to offer even more visual storytelling options.
In celebration of World Emoji Day, Apple and Google announced the release of new emoji designs expected this fall.
Apple’s 59 new designs, which will be available with their upcoming software updates for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, will cover a wide range of topics and themes:
An update to the ‘Holding Hands’ emoji to include more than 75 possible combinations of skin tones and genders holding hands
An expansion of disability-themed emoji, such as a guide dog, an ear with a hearing aid, wheelchairs, a prosthetic arm, and a prosthetic leg
A yawning smiley face
New outfits like a one-piece swimsuit, a sari, and a construction vest
More foods, including a waffle, a falafel, butter, and garlic
Additional animals, such as a sloth, a flamingo, an orangutan, and a skunk
Various other figures, like a banjo, a parachuter, a kite, and a yo-yo
Additionally, Google will release 71 versions of couples with different skin tones as well as a Diwali Diya lamp when the company releases its Android Q later this year.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how about the emoji? The ever-popular emoticons are expanding to offer even more visual storytelling options.
In celebration of World Emoji Day, Apple and Google announced the release of new emoji designs expected this fall.
Apple’s 59 new designs, which will be available with their upcoming software updates for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, will cover a wide range of topics and themes:
An update to the ‘Holding Hands’ emoji to include more than 75 possible combinations of skin tones and genders holding hands
APPLE EMOJIS FEATURING MORE DIVERSE COUPLESAn expansion of disability-themed emoji, such as a guide dog, an ear with a hearing aid, wheelchairs, a prosthetic arm, and a prosthetic leg
APPLE EMOJIS FEATURING DISABILITY THEMESCOURTESY APPLEA yawning smiley face
COURTESY APPLENew outfits like a one-piece swimsuit, a sari, and a construction vest
More foods, including a waffle, a falafel, butter, and garlic
Additional animals
APPLE ADDS NEW ANIMAL EMOJISCOURTESY APPLE
Additionally, Google will release 71 versions of couples with different skin tones as well as a Diwali Diya lamp when the company releases its Android Q later this year.
The theme across both companies new emoji? A heightened awareness of the diversity of their users.