New emojis 2025 Q3
On World Emoji Day 2025, the Unicode Consortium unveiled 9 exciting new emojis that will debut as part of Unicode 17.0 this fall. However, there's a catch - we won't be able to use them in our emails and most platforms until sometime in 2026.
The New Unicode 17.0 Emoji Lineup
The Unicode Consortium announced these nine new emojis:
Bigfoot
Trombone
Treasure chest
Distorted Face
Fight Cloud
Apple core
Orca
Ballet Dancer
Landslide
How to Use Each New Emoji
Bigfoot
Use it for: Mystery, stealth, being elusive, or outdoor adventures.
Example sequences:
- 🔎 - Searching for something mysterious
- 🐾 - Evidence of something elusive
- 📸 ❓ - Blurry sighting
- 🌳🌳 👀 - Being watched in the woods
Distorted Face
Use it for: Surprise, being overwhelmed, inflated egos, or vulnerability.
Example sequences:
- 💥 - Mind blown
- 😙 - Flustered reaction
- 💨 😐 - Deflating/calming down
- 👉 - Shocked reaction
Fight Cloud
Use it for: Arguments, chaos, internal conflicts, or playful scuffles.
Example sequences:
- 🏆 - Winning after a struggle
- ❤️ ❤️ - Passionate love
- 🪄 - Magical transformation
- 🧒 🐰 - Transformation sequence
Treasure Chest
Use it for: Valuable discoveries, hidden gems, gaming, or collections.
Example sequences:
- 🔎 - Found something valuable
- 🎸 🎵 🎺 - Great music lineup
- 🍜 🍕🍔 - Amazing food selection
- 🚗🏍️🛞 - Impressive car collection
Apple Core
Use it for: Finished eating, food waste, completion, or core concepts.
Example sequences:
- 🍎 - Before and after eating
- ♻️ 🌱 - Composting cycle
- 🗑️ - Food waste
- 🐛 - Natural cleanup
Orca
Use it for: Marine life, intelligence, powerful grace, or ocean conservation.
Example sequences:
- 🌊 🐟 - Marine ecosystem
- 🧑🧑🧒 - Pod/family bonds
- 🛥️ 📸 - Whale watching
- 🧠 - Intelligent creature
Trombone
Use it for: Music, announcements, brass bands, or fanfares.
Example sequences:
- 🎶 - Playing music
- 📣 - Fanfare announcement
- 📚 🎓 - School band
- 🎷 🎹 - Jazz ensemble
Ballet Dancers
Use it for: Dance, grace, performing arts, or coordinated teamwork.
Example sequences:
- 🎭 - Performance
- 🦢 - Swan Lake
- 🎵 👏 - Dance performance
- 🤝 - Coordinated effort
Landslide
Use it for: Natural disasters, overwhelming changes, or major shifts.
Example sequences:
- 🏔️ 🌧️ - Weather-caused landslide
- ⚠️ - Danger alert
- 🗳️ - Landslide victory
- 📨 - Overwhelming amount of messages
Why You Can't Use These Emojis Yet
Here's the simple explanation: Even though Unicode 17.0 launches this fall, you won't see these emojis on your devices until 2026.
The process works like this:
- Unicode releases the standard (Fall 2025)
- Companies like Apple and Google design their versions (Takes months)
- They update their operating systems (Early 2026)
- Email clients update to support them (Throughout 2026)
Until all these steps are complete, sending these new emojis in emails means recipients might see blank squares or question marks instead of your intended emoji.
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