Organisation: Unicode Consortium

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Apple update adds gender-neutral emojis and the Sign Language symbol for 'I love you'

Apple has released a new set of emojis - which include gender-neutral faces and an orange heart - as part of the technology giant's latest software update.

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Unicode 10 launched

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Emoji 5.0 update to add 137 new emojis

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Now you can vote for emoji you want created

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iOS 10 will feature more diverse emoji

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VIDEO: Here are the new emoji coming later this year

QUIRKY WORLD ... I’m not that chained up little policeman...

Scotland: A policeman entertained a pub crowd with a karaoke classic after being called in to deal with a brawl.

Fri, 03 Jun, 2016

Facebook Messenger adds 1500 new emoji

Facebook has launched 1,500 new emoji for its Messenger app in a bid to increase diversity.

Thu, 02 Jun, 2016

Google proposes new set of female emoji

A team at Google has put together a proposal for a new set of emoji to better represent women in the workforce.

Wed, 11 May, 2016

You can adopt an emoji for $100

The Unicode Consortium is giving you the chance to "adopt" your favourite emoji for $100.

Wed, 16 Dec, 2015

Curly haired women are now represented by emoji

The female emoji have broken out the curling iron as part of Dove’s Hair's Love Your Curls campaign.

Thu, 05 Nov, 2015

38 new emoji may be at our disposal next year

Emoji are sometimes the best way to communicate; they can be a lot more fun than typing out sentences at the very least. The good news for emoji fans is that 38 new icons are being considered.

Wed, 19 Aug, 2015

Your Tuesday morning news round-up

The first funerals for the victims of the Berkeley tragedy take place today, 30 years on the Ahakista memorial stands in tribute to those lost in the Air India tragedy, a Sinn Féin councillor has been expelled amid a row involving claims of bullying, and how skinny jeans left a woman unable to walk.  Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2015

Your Monday evening news catch-up

Political pact puts mayoral double out of reach for Sinn Féin in Cork; IMF labels Government plans for next Budget ‘too modest’; and Miley Cyrus is dating Irish model Stella Maxwell. Here’s this evening’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2015

Selfie and face palm could be emoji in 2016

The emoji language is ever-changing and constantly evolving. It will have a range of new characters in 2016 that could include selfie and face palm.

Mon, 25 May, 2015