TORONTO -- A chef’s kiss, a baby seal and the transgender flag are among the latest additions of emojis that likely hit most devices later this year.
The Unicode Consortium released on Wednesday, a collection of sample images for various mobile phone, computer and web platform vendors to adapt for their own purposes.
Making something delicious in the kitchen? Soon you can throw in a “” emoji, widely interpreted online as the “chef’s kiss” hand gesture.
Trying to be stealthy? Slip in the new “” emoji, or the smiley wearing a .
Fighting for climate action and want to emphasize your love of animals? Insert the new or .
Maybe you want to get very specific about bodily organs? There are “” and now.
Did the moneybag and winged dollar bills seem too opulent? There’s now a emoji.
The new collection also expands on last year’s efforts for more gender-diverse options. There’s an inclusive version of Santa and Mrs. Claus called “” as well as a woman in a tuxedo, and a man in a white veil. The , with blue, pink and white lines, was also added to Emoji 13.0, but had notably already been added to WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter platforms last year.
Other new additions include a , a , and a smiling face with a .