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Nine New Emojis Including Pickle Proposed for 2027 Release

May 3, 2026
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Nine New Emojis Including Pickle Proposed for 2027 Release

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The Unicode Consortium proposed nine new emojis, including a pickle, for Unicode 18.0 in October 2026. Approval is expected in September 2026, with device implementation anticipated in spring 2027. Companies must finalize designs after approval, though previous proposals like the apple core were withdrawn.

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