Pregnant person among new gender-neutral emoji proposed for launch

The final list of approved emoji will be announced in September as part of Emoji 14.0 and is expected to roll out to the public in 2022.

Draft emoji proposed as part of Emoji 14.0 Picture: Emojipedia

A pregnant man and a multi-racial handshake are among the new draft emojis proposed for launch later this year by the icons’ oversight organisation, the Unicode Consortium.

The pregnant man and pregnant person emoji are joined on the list by a person with crown icon as part of efforts to further boost the gender-inclusive nature of emojis.