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New emojis to be released in 2016

As if there weren't already enough to choose from, the Unicode Technical Committee will be adding about 75 new emojis this year.

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The new designs, which will be voted upon at the 2016Q2 UTC meeting, are set to be released in June. 

Here are some of the emojis you can expect to have access to by the summer: 
  • Face with cowboy hat
  • Clown face
  • Nauseated face
  • Rolling on the floor laughing
  • Drooling face
  • Lying face
  • Sneezing face
  • Prince
  • Man in tuxedo
  • Mother Christmas
  • Face palm
  • Shrug
  • Pregnant woman
  • Woman taking a selfie
  • Man dancing
  • "Call me" hand
  • Raised back of hand
  • Left-facing fist
  • Right-facing
  • Handshake
  • Hand with index and middle fingers crossed
  • Black heart
  • Fox face
  • Deer
  • Gorilla
  • Rhinoceros
  • Bat
  • Eagle
  • Duck
  • Owl
  • Lizard
  • Butterfly
  • Shark
  • Shrimp
  • Squid
  • Wilted flower
  • Croissant
  • Avocado
  • Cucumber
  • Bacon
  • Potato
  • Carrot
  • Baguette bread
  • Green salad
  • Shallow pan of food
  • Shelled egg
  • Glass of milk
  • Peanuts
  • Kiwifruit
  • Pancakes
  • Clinking glasses
  • Tumbler glass
  • Spoon
  • Octagonal sign
  • Stuffed flatbread
  • Shopping trolley
  • Scooter
  • Moter scooter
  • Canoe
  • Person doing cartwheel
  • Juggling
  • Fencer
  • Modern pentathlon
  • Wrestlers
  • Water polo
  • Handball
  • Goal net
  • Rifle
  • Boxing glove
  • Martial arts uniform
  • First place medal
  • Second place medal
  • Third place medal
  • Drum with drunksticks

See what some of the designs look like here.

http://twitter.com/Emojipedia/status/657284802849173504

http://twitter.com/Emojipedia/status/661974563400630272

http://twitter.com/Emojipedia/status/661919056262492160

http://twitter.com/Emojipedia/status/653660952064356353

http://twitter.com/Emojipedia/status/655683017348894721

http://twitter.com/underpasta/status/688776028651712514

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