Rejected Emoji Proposals
This list only includes emoji that were part of a formal character proposal submitted to the Unicode Consortium. Overview documents that merely discuss possible additions or informal requests are not counted. Only symbols that were intended to be used as emoji are considered, even though that status can sometimes be a bit unclear. Emoji that had been proposed but were ultimatively added due to a different proposal or in a slightly different form are not included. Proposals are considered rejected if they did not result in new additions even when no formal disapproval notice has been published. The list is most likely not 100% complete.
Sample images are usually taken directly from the proposals and may not accurately reflect best practices. The “sample” column has been left blank where a proposal document did not offer suitable illustrations.
The “decision” column lists documents and action items that were relevant to the rejection of the emoji in question. This can sometimes be incredibly vague; discussions may not even contain references to the emoji catalogued here, but only to other characters within the same proposal, thus implying a decision. Notes that merely acknowledge the existence of a proposal without stating a position are marked with an asterisk (*); decisions that were only shared privately with the proposal authors are marked with a dagger (†). The “withdrawn” status means that the emoji was only included in a previous iteration of the document that has since been superceded by the authors themselves.
List of Emoji
Sample | Name (Meaning) | Author | Date | Document | Decision |
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Faces | |||||
Sympathetic Face | Mark Davis, Peter Edberg | 2014‑08‑27 | L2/14‑174R | ||
Thin Face | |||||
PMS (premenstrual syndrome) | Svenska Cellulosa AB | 2016‑03‑21 | L2/16‑126 | ||
Spotty (face with spots) | |||||
Smiling Face with Hand Raised | Tayfun Karadeniz, Emoji Subcommittee | 2016‑10‑31 | L2/16‑313 | L2/16‑324* | |
Smiling Face with Hand Putting on Makeup | |||||
Frowning Face with Lowered Eyebrows | |||||
Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes and Four Stars | |||||
Face with Eyebrows Lowered and Mouth Angled to the Side | |||||
Smiling Face with Lowered Eyebrows | |||||
Face with Tongue Out and Utensils | |||||
Face with Eyebrows Lowered and Closed Mouth | |||||
Smiling Face with Hand Snapping and Lightbulb | |||||
Face with Pained Eyes and Teeth Clenched | |||||
Sad Face with Lip Pursed | |||||
Frowning Face with Question Marks as Eyes | Tayfun Karadeniz, Emoji Subcommittee | 2016‑10‑31 | L2/16‑313 | L2/16‑324* | |
2017‑08‑01 | L2/17‑244R | L2/18‑023 | |||
Face Whistling | Tayfun Karadeniz, Emoji Subcommittee | 2016‑10‑31 | L2/16‑313 | L2/16‑324* | |
Grinning Face with Letters OK as Eyes | Tayfun Karadeniz, Emoji Subcommittee | 2016‑10‑31 | L2/16‑313 | L2/16‑324* | |
2017‑08‑01 | L2/17‑244R | L2/18‑023 | |||
Face Banging Against Wall | Tayfun Karadeniz, Emoji Subcommittee | 2016‑10‑31 | L2/16‑313 | L2/16‑324* | |
Face with Sideways Eyes and Tongue Hanging Out | |||||
Angry Face Green with Envy | |||||
Happy Face with Lightbulb | |||||
Confused Face with Question Mark | |||||
Sad Face with Broken Heart | Tayfun Karadeniz, Emoji Subcommittee | 2016‑10‑31 | L2/16‑313 | L2/16‑324* | |
Sad Face with Broken Heart [ZWJ sequence: 😞 + 💔 = 😞💔] | 2017‑08‑01 | L2/17‑244R | L2/18‑023 | ||
Smiling Face with Raised Hand | Tayfun Karadeniz, Emoji Subcommittee | 2016‑10‑31 | L2/16‑313 | L2/16‑324* | |
Expressionless Face with Bruises and Bandage | |||||
Expressionless Face with Eyes Half Open | |||||
Expressionless Face Half Covered by Hair | |||||
Angry Pile of Poo | Tayfun Karadeniz, Emoji Subcommittee | 2017‑07‑27 | L2/17‑244 | withdrawn | |
Sad Face Cracked Down the Center | |||||
Grinning Face with Four Leaf Clovers for Eyes | |||||
White Expressionless Face with Hands Up | |||||
Face Covered with Black Mask with Eyes and Mouth Exposed | |||||
Frowning Pile of Poo | Tayfun Karadeniz, Emoji Subcommittee | 2017‑08‑01 | L2/17‑244R | L2/18‑023 | |
U+3020 〠 Postal Mark Face | Ken Lunde | 2017‑12‑08 | L2/17‑421 | withdrawn | |
Hand Signs | |||||
High Five | Katrina Parrott | 2014‑10‑28 | L2/14‑282 | 141‑A10 | |
Three-Fingered Salute | Rashed Khalfan Al Balooshi | 2016‑03‑15 | L2/16‑071 | ||
Hand with Thumb and First Two Fingers Extended | Peter Edberg, Emoji Subcommittee | 2016‑10‑31 | L2/16‑308 | L2/16‑324* | |
Hand Sign Shaka | |||||
Hand with Thumb and Index Finger Extended | |||||
Hand with First Three Fingers Extended | |||||
Hand with Four Fingers Extended | |||||
West Coast Hand | |||||
East Coast Hand | |||||
Clasping Hands | Zoe Mendelson, Emojination | 2017‑06‑29 | L2/17‑275 | L2/17‑221* | |
Hand Dropping Microphone | Anshuman Pandey | 2017‑07‑28 | L2/17‑389 | L2/17‑401 | |
U+261C ☜ White Left Pointing Index | Ken Lunde | 2017‑12‑19 | L2/17‑421R | ||
U+261E ☞ White Right Pointing Index | |||||
U+261F ☟ White Down Pointing Index | |||||
Raised Little Finger | Gretchen McCulloch, Lauren Gawne, Jennifer Daniel | 2019‑10‑01 | L2/19‑326 | L2/20‑242R | |
Food | |||||
Yogurt | Mark Davis, Peter Edberg | 2014‑08‑27 | L2/14‑174R | ||
Soybean | Hiroyuki Komatsu | 2015‑07‑26 | L2/15‑197R | 144‑C15 | |
Buckwheat | |||||
Sesame | |||||
Celery | |||||
Lupin | |||||
Mustard | |||||
Walnut | |||||
Grain | |||||
Almond | Alexandra Perro, Steven Russo | 2016‑09‑30 | L2/16‑275 | ||
Cabbage | Jennifer 8. Lee, Emoji Subcommittee | 2016‑11‑01 | L2/16‑316 | ||
Hummus | |||||
White Wine Glass [ZWJ sequence: 🍷 + ◻️ = 🍷◻️] | Lauren Svoboda, Kendall‐Jackson Winery | 2018‑05‑11 | L2/18‑208 | L2/18‑222R3 | |
White Wine Glass [ZWJ sequence: 🍷 + ⬜️ = 🍷⬜] | Maggie Curry, Kendall‐Jackson Winery | 2019‑08‑26 | L2/19‑276R | 160‑A43 | |
Animals and Plants | |||||
Potted Cactus | Irish National Body, German National Body | 2009‑04‑06 | L2/09‑114 | L2/09‑103* | |
Reindeer | |||||
Monster | |||||
Squirrel | Mark Davis, Peter Edberg | 2014‑08‑27 | L2/14‑174R | L2/14‑250* | |
Andrew West | 2017‑11‑15 | L2/17‑442 | L2/18‑024 | ||
Hawk | Mark Davis, Peter Edberg | 2014‑08‑27 | L2/14‑174R | L2/14‑250* | |
Triceratops Head | Courtney Milan | 2016‑04‑02 | L2/16‑072 | 147‑A114 | |
Triceratops | Andrew West | 2016‑04‑29 | L2/16‑103 | 147‑A116 | |
Ankylosaurus | Andrew West | 2016‑04‑29 | L2/16‑103 | 147‑A116 | |
Gallimimus | |||||
Pachycephalosaurus | |||||
Parasaurolophus | |||||
Stegosaurus | |||||
Velociraptor | |||||
Archaeopteryx | |||||
Ichthyosaur | |||||
Plesiosaur | |||||
Pterosaur | |||||
Griffin | Tayfun Karadeniz, Emoji Subcommittee | 2016‑10‑24 | L2/16‑304 | L2/16‑324* | |
Pegasus | |||||
Werewolf | |||||
Vulture | Álvaro Flórez Estrada Public School, Matumaini ONG, Mwema Street Children Centre Karatu, Dr. Patricia Mateo‐Tomás, Sarah Burton, Christian Krenek | 2019‑10‑03 | L2/19‑335 | L2/20‑242R | |
Orchid | Cassidy Moody, Sam Balmer | 2019‑07‑16 | L2/19‑375 | L2/20‑242R | |
People | |||||
Water Skier | Irish National Body, German National Body | 2009‑04‑06 | L2/09‑114 | L2/09‑103* | |
Male Nurse, Female Nurse [ZWJ sequence: 👨/👩 + 🏥 = 👨🏥/👩🏥] | Rachel Been, Nicole Bleuel, Agustin Fonts, Mark Davis | 2016‑05‑10 | L2/16‑160 | 147‑A29* | |
Male High Tech Industry Worker, Female High Tech Industry Worker [ZWJ sequence: 👨/👩 + ⚡️ = 👨⚡️/👩⚡️] | |||||
Male Selfie [ZWJ sequence: 👨 + 🤳 = 👨🤳] | Peter Edberg | 2016‑11‑03 | L2/16‑333 | 149‑A111* | |
Female Selfie [ZWJ sequence: 👩 + 🤳 = 👩🤳] | |||||
Person Dancing | Charlotte Buff | 2017‑06‑28 | L2/17‑232 | ||
2017‑12‑24 | L2/17‑439 | ||||
Woman with Chinese Cap [ZWJ sequence: 👲 + ♀️ = 👲♀️] | Charlotte Buff | 2017‑06‑28 | L2/17‑232 | ||
2017‑12‑24 | L2/17‑439 | ||||
Man with Chinese Cap [ZWJ sequence: 👲 + ♂️ = 👲♂️] | Charlotte Buff | 2017‑06‑28 | L2/17‑232 | ||
2017‑12‑24 | L2/17‑439 | ||||
Woman in Suit Levitating [ZWJ sequence: 🕴️ + ♀️ = 🕴️♀️] | Charlotte Buff | 2017‑06‑28 | L2/17‑232 | ||
2017‑12‑24 | L2/17‑439 | ||||
Man in Suit Levitating [ZWJ sequence: 🕴️ + ♂️ = 🕴️♂️] | Charlotte Buff | 2017‑06‑28 | L2/17‑232 | ||
2017‑12‑24 | L2/17‑439 | ||||
Woman Breast‐Feeding [ZWJ sequence: 🤱 + ♀️ = 🤱♀️] | Charlotte Buff | 2017‑06‑28 | L2/17‑232 | ||
2017‑12‑24 | L2/17‑439 | ||||
Man Breast‐Feeding [ZWJ sequence: 🤱 + ♂️ = 🤱♂️] | Charlotte Buff | 2017‑06‑28 | L2/17‑232 | ||
2017‑12‑24 | L2/17‑439 | ||||
Woman with Headscarf [ZWJ sequence: 🧕 + ♀️ = 🧕♀️] | Charlotte Buff | 2017‑06‑28 | L2/17‑232 | ||
2017‑12‑24 | L2/17‑439 | ||||
Man with Headscarf [ZWJ sequence: 🧕 + ♂️ = 🧕♂️] | Charlotte Buff | 2017‑06‑28 | L2/17‑232 | ||
2017‑12‑24 | L2/17‑439 | ||||
Person Sitting | Jennifer 8. Lee, Alex Marx | 2018‑04‑03 | L2/18‑091 | ||
Woman Dancing Ballet [ZWJ sequence: 👩 + 🩰 = 👩🩰] | Ruediger Landmann | 2018‑03‑31 | L2/18‑113 | ||
Man Dancing Ballet [ZWJ sequence: 👨 + 🩰 = 👨🩰] | |||||
Person Looking in Mirror [ZWJ sequence: 🧑 + 🪞 = 🧑🪞] | Jennifer Daniel | 2019‑04‑02 | L2/19‑099 | ||
Man Looking in Mirror [ZWJ sequence: 👨 + 🪞 = 👨🪞] | |||||
Woman Looking in Mirror [ZWJ sequence: 👩 + 🪞 = 👩🪞] | |||||
Body Parts | |||||
Mustache | Mark Davis, Peter Edberg | 2014‑08‑27 | L2/14‑174R | L2/14‑250* | |
Neuron | Sam Lemonick, Alli McKee, Jessica Morrison, Anna Smylie, Craig Cummings | 2017‑04‑18 | L2/17‑113 | ||
Activities | |||||
Picnic | Mark Davis, Peter Edberg | 2014‑08‑27 | L2/14‑174R | L2/14‑250* | |
Barbecue | |||||
New Year Celebration | Katrina Parrott | 2014‑10‑28 | L2/14‑282 | 141‑A10 | |
Cinco de Mayo | |||||
Halloween | |||||
Chess | Juber Moulvi Abdul | 2017‑10‑04 | L2/18‑018 | L2/18‑023 | |
Religious and Cultural Symbols | |||||
Kinara | Katrina Parrott | 2014‑10‑28 | L2/14‑282 | 141‑A10 | |
Symbol for Atheism | Shervin Afshar, Roozbeh Pournader | 2014‑10‑19 | L2/14‑235 | withdrawn | |
Dhyani Buddha | Shervin Afshar, Roozbeh Pournader | 2014‑11‑01 | L2/14‑235R3 | ||
Ichthys | Andrew West | 2015‑01‑11 | L2/15‑007 | ||
Darwin Fish | |||||
Indalo | |||||
Jain Svastika | Anshuman Pandey | 2015‑03‑19 | L2/15‑097 | ||
Jain Hand | |||||
Jain Emblem | |||||
Jain Emblem with Om | |||||
Fravahar | Anshuman Pandey | 2015‑03‑30 | L2/15‑099 | ||
Atashdan | Anshuman Pandey | 2015‑04‑04 | L2/15‑105 | ||
Parsapen | Anshuman Pandey | 2015‑04‑14 | L2/15‑111 | ||
Transport | |||||
Cycle Rickshaw | Anshuman Pandey | 2015‑11‑17 | L2/15‑330 | ||
Pulled Rickshaw | |||||
Stairs | Kate Ingham‐Smith | 2018‑11‑15 | L2/18‑239 | ||
Submarine | Fred Benenson, Nazir Agah | 2019‑03‑31 | L2/19‑305 | L2/20‑242R | |
Nature and Places | |||||
Mercury [ZWJ sequence: 🌐 + ☿ = 🌐☿] | Zachary Swetz, Sam Lemonick, Alli McKee, Jessica Morrison, Anna Smylie, Craig Cummings | 2017‑04‑14 | L2/17‑100 | ||
Venus [ZWJ sequence: 🌐 + ♀️ = 🌐♀️] | |||||
Mars [ZWJ sequence: 🌐 + ♂️ = 🌐♂️] | |||||
Jupiter [ZWJ sequence: 🌐 + ♃ = 🌐♃] | |||||
Uranus [ZWJ sequence: 🌐 + ♅ = 🌐♅] | |||||
Neptune [ZWJ sequence: 🌐 + ♆ = 🌐♆] | |||||
Pluto [ZWJ sequence: 🌐 + ♇ = 🌐♇] | |||||
Molecule | Sam Lemonick, Alli McKee, Jessica Morrison, Anna Smylie, Craig Cummings | 2017‑04‑18 | L2/17‑113 | ||
Fossil Fish | |||||
Impact Crater | |||||
Warming Earth | |||||
Landslide | |||||
Iceberg | Michael Gubik, Tom Moore | 2018‑03‑27 | L2/18‑111 | ||
Lighthouse [ZWJ sequence: 💡 + 🏠️ = 💡🏠] | Helen Wallace | 2018‑03‑17 | L2/18‑204 | ||
River | Christian Krenek | 2019‑08‑06 | L2/19‑334 | L2/19‑363R* | |
Gurdwara | Jessica Saggu, Girish Dalvi | 2021‑06‑02 | L2/21‑195 | ||
Other Objects | |||||
Match | Irish National Body, German National Body | 2009‑04‑06 | L2/09‑114 | ||
Magic Hat | Mark Davis, Peter Edberg | 2014‑08‑27 | L2/14‑174R | ||
Tayfun Karadeniz, Emoji Subcommittee | 2016‑10‑24 | L2/16‑304 | |||
Handcuffs | Emoji Subcommittee | 2015‑02‑02 | L2/15‑054R | ||
Condom | Tamara Greene | 2016‑01‑15 | L2/16‑022 | ||
Pad (menstrual pad) | Svenska Cellulosa AB | 2016‑03‑21 | L2/16‑126 | ||
Cramps (hot water bottle) | |||||
Erlenmeyer Flask | Sam Lemonick, Alli McKee, Jessica Morrison, Anna Smylie, Craig Cummings | 2017‑04‑18 | L2/17‑113 | ||
Rock Hammer | |||||
Bunsen Burner | |||||
Seismogram | |||||
U+1F56D 🕭 Ringing Bell | Wolfram Kleff | 2017‑07‑29 | L2/17‑240 | L2/17‑287 | |
Poison | Erwin Völkening, Yuan Jacob Ahn | 2017‑10‑02 | L2/18‑019 | L2/18‑023 | |
Incense | Philippe Kimura‐Thollander | 2017‑08‑06 | L2/17‑387 | ||
Service Animal Vest | Emoji Subcommittee | 2018‑05‑03 | L2/18‑143R2 | ||
Inhaler | Tom Adams, Jerri Wilson | 2018‑03‑01 | L2/18‑215 | L2/18‑222R3 | |
Tissue Box | Donnie Discepolo, Trevor Munson, Dwight Knell | 2018‑07‑02 | L2/18‑262 | L2/18‑307 | |
Diaper | Tim Resudek, Vidit Maniyar, Anush Vishwanath, Braden Ericson, Rusi McHedlishvili, Christian Krenek | 2019‑03‑31 | L2/19‑215 | L2/19‑363R* | |
Cooking Pot | Samantha Sunne | 2019‑01‑22 | L2/19‑060 | L2/20‑242R | |
Chainsaw | Bryan Kappa | 2019‑04‑09 | L2/19‑312 | L2/20‑242R | |
Other Symbols | |||||
Emoji Compatibility Symbol-1 ... Emoji Compatibility Symbol-66 | Irish National Body, German National Body | 2009‑04‑06 | L2/09‑114 | ||
⮕ | U+2B95 ⮕ Rightwards Black Arrow | J. S. Choi | 2015‑12‑12 | L2/16‑012 | |
U+221E ∞ Infinity | Onelia Álvarez, Gonzalo Alonso | 2017‑02‑03 | L2/17‑343 | ||
Pi | Sam Lemonick, Alli McKee, Jessica Morrison, Anna Smylie, Craig Cummings | 2017‑04‑18 | L2/17‑113 | ||
Heart with Knife [ZWJ sequence: ❤️ + 🔪 = ❤️🔪] | Ivana Jovic | 2017‑06‑28 | L2/17‑228 | ||
Flags | |||||
Flag for Alabama [tag sequence: 🏴usal = 🏴] | Kyle Condra | 2016‑08‑13 | (L2/17‑382) | ||
Flag for Alaska [tag sequence: 🏴usak = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Arizona [tag sequence: 🏴usaz = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Arkansas [tag sequence: 🏴usar = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for California [tag sequence: 🏴usca = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Colorado [tag sequence: 🏴usco = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Connecticut [tag sequence: 🏴usct = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Delaware [tag sequence: 🏴usde = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Florida [tag sequence: 🏴usfl = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Georgia [tag sequence: 🏴usga = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Hawaiʻi [tag sequence: 🏴ushi = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Idaho [tag sequence: 🏴usid = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Illinois [tag sequence: 🏴usil = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Indiana [tag sequence: 🏴usin = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Iowa [tag sequence: 🏴usia = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Kansas [tag sequence: 🏴usks = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Kentucky [tag sequence: 🏴usky = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Louisiana [tag sequence: 🏴usla = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Maine [tag sequence: 🏴usme = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Maryland [tag sequence: 🏴usmd = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Massachusetts [tag sequence: 🏴usma = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Michigan [tag sequence: 🏴usmi = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Minnesota [tag sequence: 🏴usmn = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Mississippi [tag sequence: 🏴usms = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Missouri [tag sequence: 🏴usmo = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Montana [tag sequence: 🏴usmt = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Nebraska [tag sequence: 🏴usne = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Nevada [tag sequence: 🏴usnv = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for New Hampshire [tag sequence: 🏴usnh = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for New Jersey [tag sequence: 🏴usnj = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for New Mexico [tag sequence: 🏴usnm = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for New York [tag sequence: 🏴usny = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for North Carolina [tag sequence: 🏴usnc = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for North Dakota [tag sequence: 🏴usnd = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Ohio [tag sequence: 🏴usoh = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Oklahoma [tag sequence: 🏴usok = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Oregon [tag sequence: 🏴usor = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Pennsylvania [tag sequence: 🏴uspa = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Rhode Island [tag sequence: 🏴usri = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for South Carolina [tag sequence: 🏴ussc = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for South Dakota [tag sequence: 🏴ussd = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Tennessee [tag sequence: 🏴ustn = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Texas [tag sequence: 🏴ustx = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Utah [tag sequence: 🏴usut = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Vermont [tag sequence: 🏴usvt = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Virginia [tag sequence: 🏴usva = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Washington [tag sequence: 🏴uswa = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for West Virginia [tag sequence: 🏴uswv = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Wisconsin [tag sequence: 🏴uswi = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Wyoming [tag sequence: 🏴uswy = 🏴] | |||||
Flag for Northern Ireland [tag sequence: 🏴gbnir = 🏴] | Simon Todd | 2017‑03‑17 | (L2/17‑382) | ||
Flag for Basque Country [tag sequence: 🏴espv = 🏴] | Mikel Zabala Telleria | 2017‑06‑02 | (L2/17‑382) | ||
Flag for Brittany [tag sequence: 🏴frbre = 🏴] | Letti Hellequin | 2017‑06‑19 | (L2/17‑382) | ||
Flag for Catalonia [tag sequence: 🏴esct = 🏴] | Joan Montané | 2017‑06‑28 | (L2/17‑382) | ||
Flag for Frisia [tag sequence: 🏴nlfr = 🏴] | Anna Smit, Ydwine Scarse | 2018‑07‑08 | L2/18‑233 | L2/18‑222R3 | |
Modifiers | |||||
Image Hash-0000 ... Image Hash-FFFF (Coded Hashes of Arbitrary Images) | Steven R. Loomis, Keith Winstein, Jennifer 8. Lee | 2016‑05‑02 | L2/16‑105 | ||
Grey (grey colour modifier) | Paul D. Hunt | 2016‑10‑31 | L2/16‑318 | ||
Emoji Modifier Colour Grey | David P. Kendal | 2017‑08‑19 | L2/17‑355 | ||
Emoji Modifier Colour Dark Blue | |||||
Emoji Modifier Colour Light Blue | |||||
Emoji Modifier Colour Pink | |||||
Unsorted | |||||
Period (panty with blood stain) | Svenska Cellulosa AB | 2016‑03‑21 | L2/16‑126 | ||
Period | Francis Mason, Plan International UK | 2017‑06‑30 | L2/17‑216 | ||
Bloated | Svenska Cellulosa AB | 2016‑03‑21 | L2/16‑126 | ||
Fibonacci Series | Sam Lemonick, Alli McKee, Jessica Morrison, Anna Smylie, Craig Cummings | 2017‑04‑18 | L2/17‑113 | ||
Sample | Name (Meaning) | Author | Date | Document | Decision |
Emoji Accepted as Symbols
The following characters were proposed with the intention of them being used as emoji, but after they were added to the Universal Character Set they did not receive emoji status.
Sample | Character | Author | Date | Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
U+1F6D3 🛓 Stupa | Andrew West | 2015‑01‑11 | L2/15‑007 | |
U+1F6D4 🛔 Pagoda | ||||
U+1F93B 🤻 Modern Pentathlon | Hiroyuki Komatsu | 2015‑07‑31 | L2/15‑196R4 | |
U+1F946 🥆 Rifle | ||||
Sample | Character | Author | Date | Document |
Unpublished Proposals
Some emoji are known to have been submitted to the Unicode Consortium in a formal proposal, but the relevant documents were not added to the public register and thus it is sometimes unclear whether they have progressed or not. They aren’t always strictly rejected. Refer to the Consortium’s Emoji Requests spreadsheet for a (hopefully) complete enumeration.
Notes
- [⬆︎] The Unicode Consortium recommends using a combination of ✋ and 🤚, or alternatively 🫸 and 🫷, to represent high fives.
- [⬆︎] Similar to 🤙, but distinct according to some people.
- [⬆︎] The Unicode Consortium recommends using 🐿️ to represent squirrels.
- [⬆︎] This was replaced with 👩🍼 during the approval process.
- [⬆︎] This was replaced with 👨🍼 during the approval process.
- [⬆︎] This was replaced with 🪑 during the approval process.
- [⬆︎] This was replaced with ♟️ during the approval process.
- [⬆︎] This was replaced with 🧊 during the approval process.
- [⬆︎] The name “Pad” is already used as a formal alias for U+0080.
- [⬆︎] This was replaced with 🦺 during the approval process.
- [⬆︎] Although ♾️ is officially used as an infinity emoji, it is actually the permanent paper sign.