Since 2019, Apple has offered iPhone users non-binary versions of nearly every human emoji, ranging from merpeople to chefs.
Now, a new report claims that the selection of gender-neutral emoji could be growing even further.
Emojipedia has revealed that four gender-neutral family emoji could be launching by the end of this year.
These take the form of silhouettes, similar to the existing ‘Bust in Silhouette’ and ‘Busts in Silhouette’.
Here’s everything you need to know about the new emoji, including what they look like and when you can expect to see them on your device.
Emojipedia has revealed that four gender-neutral family emoji could be launching by the end of this year
There are already several family emoji available, including a family with a man, woman, girl and boy, family with two men and a girl and a family with two women and a boy.
But Emojipedia has revealed that new gender-neutral options could be on the way.
It revealed the new emoji and created sample designs in a blog to celebrate World Emoji Day earlier this month.
‘Inclusions on the Emoji 15.1 draft list alongside the Lime, a Head Shaking Vertically, and a Phoenix Bird, as well as four new gender-neutral family emojis,’ it explained.
The gender-neutral family emoji feature grey silhouttes and come in four designs – a family with two adults and a child, a family with one adult and two children, a family with one adult and one child, and a family with two adults and two children.
According to Emojipedia, two new faces look set to be added, in the form of a horizontally-shaking head and a vertically-shaking head.
A phoenix, a lime, a brown mushroom, and a broken chain could also soon be coming to your smartphone.
According to Emojipedia, two new faces look set to be added, in the form of a horizontally-shaking head and a vertically-shaking head. A phoenix, a lime, a brown mushroom, and a broken chain could also soon be coming to your smartphone.
Aside from these characters, new directional versions of six different types of person emoji could be coming this year.
These are the person walking, person running, person kneeling, person with white cane, person in manual wheelchair and person in motorized wheelchair.
Unfortunately, it remains unclear whether these emoji will be in the final version of Emoji 15.1.
‘However, based on recent years, the final version is likely to mirror this draft list,’ Emojipedia added.
‘This means that no new emojis will be added at this stage, though there is a slight chance that a draft emoji candidate is changed or removed ahead of September.’
In terms of timeline, Emojipedia predicts some platforms will launch these new emoji within a few months.
‘Expect to see some companies come out with early emoji support in late 2023, and the majority of updates to take place in the first half of 2024,’ it added.
