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Draft Emoji Candidates

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The following emoji characters are candidates for inclusion in a future version of Unicode. These characters are not final! The characters were based on proposals received by the Unicode Consortium, reviewed by the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee, and selected on the basis of the Emoji Selection Factors in Submitting Emoji Proposals. That page also describes the Process and Timeline for proposals.

See also Provisional Candidates.

Background

Provisional candidates are subject to prioritization, and may not included be in the next release of Unicode. Temporary IDs are assigned, not code points. Draft candidates are “short-listed”, and have been assigned draft code points, but are still subject to change or removal. Final candidates will be in the next release of Unicode, but do not have final code points or properties.

The Attributes column contains provisional information about the candidate:

• X indicates that the character (tentatively) would be after X in Emoji Ordering.
• modifier_base indicates that the character would allow skin-tone modifiers
• gender_base indicates that the character would have ZWJ sequences for gender
• component indicates that the character is used as a component of a sequence, and is not normally listed separately on emoji keyboards.

Feedback on the CLDR Short Name, Keywords, ordering, and category is welcome.

When looking at the linked proposals for candidates or accepted characters it is important to keep two points in mind:

1. New proposals must follow the form in Submitting Emoji Proposals. This form may have changed since earlier proposals were submitted.
2. The UTC may accept a proposal for reasons other than those stated in the proposal, and does not necessarily endorse or consider relevant all of the proposed reasons.

Smileys
face-concerned
№	Code	Prop	Sample	CLDR Short Name	Other Keywords	Attributes	Proposal
1	X1F971		—	yawning face	bored | tired | yawn	> 😫	L2/17‑432
emotion
2	X1F90D		—	white heart	heart | white	> 🖤	L2/18‑144
3	X1F90E		—	brown heart	brown | heart	> 🖤	L2/18‑144
People
hand-fingers-partial
№	Code	Prop	Sample	CLDR Short Name	Other Keywords	Attributes	Proposal
4	X1F90F		—	pinching hand	small amount ➯ Combinations of gender and skin-tone produce 5 more emoji sequences.	> 👌 ∈ modifier_base	L2/18‑139
body-parts
5	X1F9BE		—	mechanical arm	accessibility | prosthetic	> 💪	L2/18‑080
6	X1F9BF		—	mechanical leg	accessibility | prosthetic	> 💪	L2/18‑080
7	X1F9BB		—	ear with hearing aid	accessibility | hard of hearing ➯ Combinations of gender and skin-tone produce 5 more emoji sequences.	> 👂 ∈ modifier_base	L2/18‑080
person-gesture
8	X1F9CF		—	deaf person	ear | hear ➯ Combinations of gender and skin-tone produce 17 more emoji sequences.	> 🙋 ∈ gender_base ∈ modifier_base	L2/18‑229
person-activity
9	X1F9CD		—	standing person	stand ➯ Combinations of gender and skin-tone produce 17 more emoji sequences.	> 🚶 ∈ gender_base ∈ modifier_base	L2/18‑091
10	X1F9CE		—	kneeling person	kneel ➯ Combinations of gender and skin-tone produce 17 more emoji sequences.	> 🚶 ∈ gender_base ∈ modifier_base	L2/18‑091
family
11	X1F9CD 200D X1F9CD	—	—	couple holding hands:	couple | hands ➯ Combinations of gender and skin-tone produce 55 more emoji sequences. These are *not* yet accounted for in the table below.	> 👫 ∈ sequences	L2/18‑228
Animals & Nature
animal-mammal
№	Code	Prop	Sample	CLDR Short Name	Other Keywords	Attributes	Proposal
12	X1F9AE		—	guide dog	blind | guide	> 🐕	L2/18‑080
13	1F415 200D X1F9BA		—	service dog:	assistance | dog | service	> 🐕 ∈ sequences	L2/18‑256
14	X1F9A5		—	sloth	lazy | slow	> 🐼	L2/18‑074
15	X1F9A6		—	otter	fishing | playful	> 🐼	L2/18‑093
16	X1F9A7		—	orangutan	ape	> 🐼	L2/18‑137
17	X1F9A8		—	skunk	stink	> 🐼	L2/18‑128
animal-bird
18	X1F9A9		—	flamingo	flamboyant | tropical	> 🦉	L2/18‑098
Food & Drink
food-vegetable
№	Code	Prop	Sample	CLDR Short Name	Other Keywords	Attributes	Proposal
19	X1F9C4		—	garlic	flavoring	> 🥦 (1F966)	L2/18‑076
20	X1F9C5		—	onion	flavoring	> 🥦 (1F966)	L2/18‑077
food-prepared
21	X1F9C7		—	waffle	indecisive | iron	> 🥞	L2/18‑087
22	X1F9C6		—	falafel	chickpea | meatball	> 🥙	L2/18‑125
23	X1F9C8		—	butter	dairy	> 🍿	L2/18‑112
food-marine
24	X1F9AA		—	oyster	diving | pearl	> 🦑	L2/18‑123
drink
25	X1F9C3		—	beverage box	juice box	> 🥤 (1F964)	L2/18‑130
26	X1F9C9		—	mate	drink MATE DRINK	> 🥤 (1F964)	L2/18‑122
27	X1F9CA		—	ice cube	cold | iceberg	> 🥤 (1F964)	L2/18‑111
Travel & Places
place-religious
№	Code	Prop	Sample	CLDR Short Name	Other Keywords	Attributes	Proposal
28	X1F6D5		—	hindu temple	hindu | temple	> 🕌	L2/17‑298
transport-ground
29	X1F9BD		—	manual wheelchair	accessibility	> 🛵	L2/18‑080
30	X1F9BC		—	motorized wheelchair	accessibility	> 🛵	L2/18‑080
31	X1F6FA		—	auto rickshaw	tuk tuk	> 🛵	L2/18‑086
transport-air
32	X1FA82		—	parachute	hang-glide | parachute | parasail | skydive	> 🛬	L2/18‑003
sky & weather
33	X1FA90		—	ringed planet	saturn | saturnine	> 🌞	L2/18‑127
Activities
sport
№	Code	Prop	Sample	CLDR Short Name	Other Keywords	Attributes	Proposal
34	X1F93F		—	diving mask	diving | scuba | snorkeling	> 🎣	L2/17‑381
game
35	X1FA80		—	yo-yo	fluctuate | toy	> 🎯	L2/18‑129
36	X1FA81		—	kite	fly | soar	> 🎯	L2/18‑135
Objects
clothing
№	Code	Prop	Sample	CLDR Short Name	Other Keywords	Attributes	Proposal
37	X1F9BA		—	safety vest	emergency | safety | vest ➯ Used in a ZWJ sequence for service dog	> 🥼 (1F97C)	L2/18‑080
38	X1F97B			sari	clothing | dress	> 👘	L2/18‑144
39	X1FA71		—	one-piece	bathing suit ONE-PIECE SWIMSUIT	> 👘	L2/18‑141
40	X1FA72		—	briefs	bathing suit | underwear	> 👘	L2/18‑141
41	X1FA73		—	shorts	bathing suit | pants | underwear	> 👘	L2/18‑141
42	X1FA70		—	ballet shoes	ballet | dance	> 👡	L2/18‑113
musical-instrument
43	X1FA95		—	banjo	music | stringed	> 🎻	L2/18‑124
light & video
44	X1FA94		—	diya lamp	diya | lamp | oil	> 🏮	L2/17‑356, L2/18‑029, L2/18‑033
tool
45	X1FA93		—	axe	chop | hatchet | split | wood	> 🔨	L2/18‑002
46	X1F9AF		—	probing cane	accessibility | blind	> ⚖	L2/18‑080
medical
47	X1FA78		—	drop of blood	blood donation | medicine | menstruation	> 💉	L2/18‑092
48	X1FA79		—	adhesive bandage	bandage	> 💊	L2/18‑146
49	X1FA7A		—	stethoscope	doctor | heart | medicine	> 💊	L2/18‑140
household
50	X1FA91			chair	seat | sit	> 🛋	L2/18‑091
51	X1FA92		—	razor	sharp | shave	> 🛁	L2/17‑431
Symbols
geometric
№	Code	Prop	Sample	CLDR Short Name	Other Keywords	Attributes	Proposal
52	X1F7E0		—	orange circle	circle | orange LARGE ORANGE CIRCLE	> 🔴	L2/18‑141
53	X1F7E1		—	yellow circle	circle | yellow LARGE YELLOW CIRCLE	> 🔴	L2/18‑141
54	X1F7E2		—	green circle	circle | green LARGE GREEN CIRCLE	> 🔴	L2/18‑141
55	X1F7E3		—	purple circle	circle | purple LARGE PURPLE CIRCLE	> 🔵	L2/18‑141
56	X1F7E4		—	brown circle	brown | circle LARGE BROWN CIRCLE	> ⚪	L2/18‑141
57	X1F7E5		—	red square	red | square LARGE RED SQUARE	> ⚪	L2/18‑141
58	X1F7E7		—	orange square	orange | square LARGE ORANGE SQUARE	> ⚪	L2/18‑141
59	X1F7E8		—	yellow square	square | yellow LARGE YELLOW SQUARE	> ⚪	L2/18‑141
60	X1F7E9		—	green square	green | square LARGE GREEN SQUARE	> ⚪	L2/18‑141
61	X1F7E6		—	blue square	blue | square LARGE BLUE SQUARE	> ⚪	L2/18‑141
62	X1F7EA		—	purple square	purple | square LARGE PURPLE SQUARE	> ⚪	L2/18‑141
63	X1F7EB		—	brown square	brown | square LARGE PURPLE SQUARE	> ⬜	L2/18‑141

Emoji Counts

For a key to the format of the table, see Emoji Counts Key.