The emoji language is expanding!
The Unicode Consortium, which is responsible for approving emojis, has announced that more than 230 of them will be unveiled this year.
The most highly anticipated seems to be the 'pinching hand'...
✅ Approved in #emoji12: Pinching Hand https://t.co/g9P4Zdq7UW pic.twitter.com/WmNMSPa1dc
— Emojipedia ? (@Emojipedia) February 5, 2019
Some people appreciate the Friends reference:
@maisiehedges pic.twitter.com/PaMx0vUfCO
— phoebe (@phoebexhedges) February 5, 2019
Others however...well they plan to use it for other (NSFW) purposes:
I just need pinching hand emoji for the unsolicited dick pics
— Dɪᴀɴᴇ MᴄCᴀʀᴛʏ ? (@imjustdiane) February 5, 2019
some of you petty women are going to love this new pinching hand emoji ? pic.twitter.com/mJ0vqKzwhq
— Melissa Elizabeth ◡̈ (@MelHoneyBee_) February 5, 2019
"Pinching hand?" I'm pretty sure the new emoji coming out in the next release will be used to mean "pinch" as often as ? is used to mean "eggplant." pic.twitter.com/j7X7663ZBT
— Crow⁵ (@fivecrows) February 5, 2019
Anyway, moving on! In the food category there will be a waffle, stick of butter, falafel, onion and garlic, while the animal kingdom will be expanded to include a flamingo, sloth, orangutan, skunk and an otter.
A wider range of skin tones and genders will also be introduced - however we'll have to wait a few months to see them on our phones.
