Unicode 17.0 Drops: New Emoji Including a Hairy Creature!

Unicode 17.0 has arrived, bringing 4,803 new characters, including a host of exciting new emoji! Highlights include a hairy creature emoji, distorted faces, a womp-womp sound emoji, an orca, a treasure chest, rubble, a conflict symbol, and more. A long-awaited fix addresses the inability to change skin tones on some emojis, paving the way for more personalized emoji experiences in the future. While these new additions may take some time to reach your keyboard, it's a significant update to the world of emoji.