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Emoji 15.1
E15.1- Release date
- 2023-09-12
- New emojis
- 118
- Total RGI
- 3782
- Status
- Released
Emoji 15.1 ships with Unicode 15.1, adding 118 new emoji characters entirely through ZWJ sequences — no new standalone codepoints. Key additions include Phoenix, Lime, Brown Mushroom, Broken Chain, Head Shaking Horizontally and Vertically, plus new gender-neutral family emojis and direction-specifying variants for six people emojis (walking, kneeling, with white cane, in wheelchairs, and running).
New codepoints (6)
These are new standalone Unicode codepoints added in this release. Tap any emoji to copy it.
Technical details
| Emoji | Name | Codepoint | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🙂↔️ | Head Shaking Horizontally | U+1F642 U+200D U+2194 U+FE0F | Smileys & Emotion |
| 🙂↕️ | Head Shaking Vertically | U+1F642 U+200D U+2195 U+FE0F | Smileys & Emotion |
| 🐦🔥 | Phoenix | U+1F426 U+200D U+1F525 | Animals & Nature |
| 🍋🟩 | Lime | U+1F34B U+200D U+1F7E9 | Food & Drink |
| 🍄🟫 | Brown Mushroom | U+1F344 U+200D U+1F7EB | Food & Drink |
| ⛓️💥 | Broken Chain | U+26D3 U+200D U+1F4A5 | Objects |
New sequences
These are new emoji created by combining existing codepoints using Zero-Width Joiners (ZWJ) and other mechanisms.
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Gender-Neutral Family
4 variantsFour new family compositions: Adult+Child, Adult+Child+Child, Adult+Adult+Child, Adult+Adult+Child+Child
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Direction-Specifying People (Facing Right)
108 variantsSix existing people emojis received facing-right variants with full gender and skin-tone support (18 variants each): Walking, Kneeling, Person with White Cane, Person in Motorized Wheelchair, Person in Manual Wheelchair, Person Running
FAQ
- What's new in Emoji 15.1?
- 118 new emoji characters were added in Emoji 15.1 (Unicode 15.1), released 2023-09-12.
- How many total emojis are there after Emoji 15.1?
- After Emoji 15.1, there are 3782 emoji recommended for general interchange (RGI) in the Unicode standard.
- When did Emoji 15.1 come out?
- Emoji 15.1 was released on 2023-09-12 as part of Unicode 15.1.