Emojis by Year
A timeline of emojis by the year they were added to Unicode.
2010 2010
Emoji 0.6
The original emoji set from Unicode 6.0. 722 emojis including core smileys, hearts, animals, food, and symbols.
View emojis →2014 2014
Emoji 0.7
Unicode 7.0 added 250 new emojis including spider, hot pepper, bed, beach, and many new symbols.
View emojis →2015 2015
Emoji 1.0, Emoji 2.0
A landmark year: Emoji 1.0 introduced five skin tone modifiers, and Emoji 2.0 added 258 country flags. Unicorn, taco, and nerd face debuted.
View emojis →2016 2016
Emoji 3.0, Emoji 4.0
Emoji 3.0 brought shrug, facepalm, and selfie. Emoji 4.0 massively expanded ZWJ profession sequences with skin tone variants.
View emojis →2017 2017
Emoji 5.0
Star-struck, exploding head, T-Rex, broccoli, and woman with headscarf. Subdivision flags for England, Scotland, and Wales.
View emojis →2018 2018
Emoji 11.0
Hair diversity (red, curly, white, bald), superhero, kangaroo, lobster, and party face. 157 new emojis.
View emojis →2019 2019
Emoji 12.0, Emoji 12.1
Accessibility emojis (wheelchair, hearing aid, guide dog). Yawning face, flamingo, otter, waffle, and gender-neutral people.
View emojis →2020 2020
Emoji 13.0, Emoji 13.1
Smiling face with tear, transgender flag, seal, nesting dolls, and people hugging. Couples with skin tone combinations.
View emojis →2021 2021
Emoji 14.0
Melting face, saluting face, face with peeking eye, coral, beans, and handshake with skin tones. 112 new emojis.
View emojis →2022 2022
Emoji 15.0
Shaking face, moose, goose, jellyfish, and three new heart colors (pink, light blue, grey). 31 new emojis.
View emojis →2023 2023
Emoji 15.1
Head shaking vertically/horizontally, phoenix, lime, brown mushroom, and family direction-facing ZWJ sequences.
View emojis →2024 2024
Emoji 16.0
Face with bags under eyes, fingerprint, and root vegetable. Three new emojis in a minimal but meaningful update.
View emojis →