Facepalm, drooling face, pregnant woman among 72 new emojis
The Associated Press | Posted: June 22, 2016 12:39 PM | Last Updated: June 22, 2016
Unicode Consortium rejects proposed rifle emoji
A face representing "rolling on the floor laughing" and a hand taking a selfie are among 72 new emojis that will soon make their way to your smartphone.
The California-based Unicode Consortium, which controls emoji standards, has released a list of the new characters. Other highlights include emojis representing a pregnant woman and Mrs. Claus, along with a drooling face, a nauseated face, and a facepalm emoji.
One proposed emoji that didn't make the cut is that of a rifle. The weapon was proposed as part of a group of emojis representing Olympic sports ahead of the upcoming Games. Buzzfeed News reports that both Apple and Microsoft argued against including the rifle.
Neither company immediately responded to a request for comment.