Nine fresh emoji could land on phones and computers in 2027 after the Unicode Consortium posted its draft list for Unicode 18.0. The proposed set includes a pickle, lighthouse, meteor, and six other icons that may start popping up in chats and social feeds.
At a Glance
- Unicode Consortium released nine draft emoji for Unicode 18.0
- Final approval expected in September, following usual schedule
- Device makers like Apple and Samsung would add them in 2027 updates
- One past candidate, the apple core, was withdrawn in 2025
The draft batch revealed in October features:
- Smiley face with squinting eyes
- Left and right thumb-sign gestures
- Monarch butterfly
- Pickle
- Lighthouse
- Meteor
- Eraser
- Net with handle
Ethan R. Coleman reported for News Of Los Angeles that emoji fans have seen this process before. After approval, each company creates its own visual version of the code points. Users typically receive the new pictures through operating-system updates the next calendar year.
History shows the road from proposal to keyboard can be bumpy. The orca and sasquatch emoji won approval in 2024 but have yet to appear on many devices. Timing depends on when vendors decide to push the artwork into public builds.
The Consortium sometimes drops candidates late in the cycle. The apple core emoji faced that fate in 2025, pulled before reaching the final approved roster.
If the September vote goes well, expect to start typing the new symbols sometime in 2027. Until then, the eggplant remains safe from any pickle-powered coup, and users will keep checking updates for those promised orcas and sasquatches.
