{"id":2045089,"date":"2026-07-15T17:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2045089"},"modified":"2026-07-15T17:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:04:16","slug":"meet-the-9-new-emoji-to-help-sum-up-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2045089","title":{"rendered":"Meet the 9 new emoji to help sum up 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/04KfBARrrk5b1i5zgNrTcOP\/hero-image.fill.size_1200x675.v1784131768.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"mx-auto max-w-5xl\" data-seamless-content data-seamless-title=\"Meet the 9 new emoji to help sum up 2026\" data-seamless-slug=\"nine-new-emoji-revealed\" data-seamless-canonical-url=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\/nine-new-emoji-revealed\" 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Home page\">Home<\/a><span class=\"ml-1\">&gt;<\/span><a class=\"ml-1 \" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Tech category\">Tech<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"mt-4 header-100 leading-tight max-w-5xl \">Meet the 9 new emoji to help sum up 2026<\/h1>\n<div class=\"mt-2 leading-tight md:leading-normal text-xl max-w-4xl \">It&#8217;s no Bigfoot, but Cracked Smiling Face is sure to be a fan favorite.<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-full relative z-10 items-center subtitle-2 mt-8 text-left md:flex md:flex-wrap md:items-center md:space-x-8 \">\n<div class=\"flex relative\">\n                                        \u00a0By\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-block md:relative\" aria-describedby=\"flyout\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/author\/matt-binder\" class=\"underline-link\">Matt Binder<\/a><\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                                            \u00a0on\u00a0<time datetime=\"Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:04:16 +0000\">July 15, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-initial content-start mt-4 text-base md:mt-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Ftech%2Fnine-new-emoji-revealed\" data-ga-element=\"social-share-link\" data-ga-action=\"social_share_link\" data-ga-position=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"facebook\" data-ga-click aria-label=\"Facebook Share\" class=\"pr-3 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Ftech%2Fnine-new-emoji-revealed&amp;text=Meet+the+9+new+emoji+to+help+sum+up+2026\" data-ga-element=\"social-share-link\" data-ga-action=\"social_share_link\" data-ga-position=\"2\" data-ga-label=\"twitter\" data-ga-click aria-label=\"Twitter Share\" class=\"px-3 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" 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width=\"1248\" height=\"702\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-2 leading-none text-left\"><span class=\"font-sans text-gray-600 subtitle-2\">Credit: J\u00f6rg Carstensen\/picture alliance via Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"px-4 mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<hr class=\"mt-12 border-gray-100 border-top\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"article\" data-autopogo class=\"mt-8 font-serif editor-content\">\n<p>Internet, meet the nine brand new emoji that will be coming to your keyboards.<\/p>\n<p>The Emoji Standard and Research Working Group at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicode.org\/consortium\/consort.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Unicode Consortium<\/a> will soon introduce nine new emoji, and these additions are now being <a href=\"https:\/\/jenniferdaniel.substack.com\/p\/why-do-some-new-emoji-look-familiar\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><u>revealed<\/u><\/a> ahead of World Emoji Day on July 17. (Why is July 17 known as World Emoji Day? If you check the calendar emoji, you&#8217;ll see the 17th date of the month is displayed.)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Our big Guessing Game is back!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\/big-guessing-game-apple-edition-round-2\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Enter now for a chance to win an Apple Watch<\/a><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mx-auto mt-8 mb-12 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans md:mt-12 md:mb-16 text-primary-400\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row justify-center text-lg text-center md:text-xl\">\n<hr class=\"mx-auto border border-gray-100\"><strong class=\"py-4 mx-4 w-full min-w-max text-2xl\">You May Also Like<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"mx-auto border border-gray-100\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mx-auto w-full border border-gray-100\"><\/div>\n<p>The new emoji class of 2026 includes:<\/p>\n<section aria-label=\"Newsletter Sign-Up\" class=\"relative invisible my-12 mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl md:my-16 ziff-component accent-cut-for-gradient-bg accent-cut-border-for-gradient-bg bg-gradient-fuchsia-secondary p-[2px]\">\n<div class=\"absolute left-8 px-2 font-sans text-lg font-bold leading-8 bg-white top-[-15px]\"><span class=\"text-gradient-fuchsia-secondary\">Mashable Light Speed<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-8 bg-white md:p-10\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col mx-auto font-sans\" data-ga-impression data-ga-category=\"newsletters\" data-ga-module=\"incontent_nl_signup\" data-ga-label=\"mashablelightspeed\">\n<div class=\"font-bold leading-tight text-left md:leading-8 header-300\">Want more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-2 leading-tight text-left bg-white md:mt-0 md:leading-8 header-600\">Sign up for Mashable&#8217;s weekly Light Speed newsletter.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-4 font-sans text-xs leading-normal text-left subtitle-1\">\n                    By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziffdavis.com\/terms-of-use\" class=\"underline text-secondary-300 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Terms of Use<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziffdavis.com\/ztg-privacy-policy\" class=\"underline text-secondary-300 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.\n                <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"py-1 mx-auto max-w-xl text-center\">\n<div class=\"header-300\">Thanks for signing up!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Lighthouse<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Eraser<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Leftwards Thumb Sign<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Rightwards Thumb Sign<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>The Cracked Smiling Face<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Net with Handle<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>The Meteor<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>The Pickle<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>The Monarch Butterfly<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"eloquent-imagery-image\">\n<div class=\"flex justify-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/04KfBARrrk5b1i5zgNrTcOP\/images-1.fill.size_2000x1980.v1784131768.png\" alt=\"Nine new emoji\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1980\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-2 subtitle-2 font-sans \"><span class=\"normal-case text-gray-1000\">Here are the nine new emoji coming to your keyboard by next Spring.<\/span><span class=\"text-gray-600 credit\">Credit: Did Someone Say Emoji? Substack<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A sneak peek at the designs was shared by Unicode Emoji Subcommittee-Chair Jennifer Daniel on her Substack newsletter, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/jenniferdaniel.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Did Someone Say Emoji?<\/a>&#8221; Daniel says they should arrive on your keyboard by next spring.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these new emoji additions are interesting. For example, it&#8217;s hard to believe that there wasn&#8217;t already a Lighthouse or Eraser emoji. Pro wrestling fans will likely get some use out of the leftwards and rightwards thumb signs, as they are perfect for Rob Van Dam&#8217;s infamous signature pose when used in tandem. The phallic Pickle is sure to be <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/roundup\/best-sexting-apps-2026\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">popular for sexting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Cracked Smiling Face will surely run away as the true crowd-pleaser of the bunch, just like Hairy Creature (aka Bigfoot) <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/bigfoot-emoji-coming-soon-hairy-creature\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">was a fan favorite in the new 2025 emoji<\/a>. Cracked Smiling Face looks like the perfect emoji to sum up 2026. Yes, the emoji won&#8217;t come out until next year. But that&#8217;ll be perfect timing for the emoji to sum up 2027, 2028, and then every year beyond that as well. Interestingly, the Cracked Smiling Face is the absolute newest even among its debuting peers. When these <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/new-emoji-2026-pickle-lighthouse-meteor\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">nine new emoji were proposed by Unicode<\/a> earlier this year, the Cracked Smiling Face was originally a completely different emoji known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicode.org\/L2\/L2025\/25259-emoji-squinting-face.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Smiley Face with Squinting Eyes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-stories\" data-ga-impression data-ga-module=\"related_stories\" data-ga-element=\"related_stories_link\" data-ga-item=\"title\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row items-center\">\n<hr>\n<div class=\"px-4 mx-auto mt-0 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans text-2xl font-bold tracking-normal leading-normal text-center whitespace-nowrap shrink\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\/spotify-emoji-playlists\" data-ga-click data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-action=\"related_stories\" data-ga-position=\"1\">Tell your friends on Spotify what you really think about their music taste with an emoji<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/google-3d-emojis-pixel-android-17\" data-ga-click data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-action=\"related_stories\" data-ga-position=\"2\">See the Google 3D emojis planned for Pixel, Android 17<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/new-emoji-ios-264-beta-hairy-creature-fighting-cloud\" data-ga-click data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-action=\"related_stories\" data-ga-position=\"3\">See the 163 new emoji available in iOS 26.4 beta 4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/the-best-emojis-of-2025\" data-ga-click data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-action=\"related_stories\" data-ga-position=\"4\">The best emoji of 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/emoji-sexting-peach-dead\" data-ga-click data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-action=\"related_stories\" data-ga-position=\"5\">The cherry emoji and 14 other emoji you can use to sext<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eloquent-imagery-image\">\n<div class=\"flex justify-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/04KfBARrrk5b1i5zgNrTcOP\/images-2.fill.size_2000x672.v1784134943.png\" alt=\"variations of the proposed Smiley Face with Squinting Eyes emoji\" width=\"2000\" height=\"672\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-2 subtitle-2 font-sans \"><span class=\"normal-case text-gray-1000\">Variations of the Smiley Face with Squinting Eyes from the Unicode Consortium&#8217;s proposal for the emoji.<\/span><span class=\"text-gray-600 credit\">Credit: Unicode Consortium<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some of these new additions might <em>look<\/em> familiar. You may be checking your keyboard for the Pickle, Monarch Butterfly, and Meteor emoji. You won&#8217;t find them. But you will find a Cucumber, a Morpho Butterfly, and a Comet emoji. <\/p>\n<p>As Daniel writes in her Substack, these are all very different emoji, and some changes will be made to the existing emoji to make them all much more visually distinct. For example, the Morpho Butterfly is just a blue butterfly, whereas the Monarch Butterfly will actually look like the majestic orange-and-black butterfly. The Comet emoji and Meteor emoji will also be distinct, with the former showing as a blue streak rocketing through the sky and the latter looking like a flaming meatball.<\/p>\n<section class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap mt-8 w-full font-sans subtitle-2 editor-content\">\n<p><span class=\"mr-1.5 font-sans font-bold\">Topics<\/span><a class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 \" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/emoji\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Emoji tag\" data-ga-click data-ga-label=\"$text\">Emoji<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"my-16 mx-auto max-w-xl text-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/seamless-keep-scrolling.png\" alt=\"Mashable Potato\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\/nine-new-emoji-revealed&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/04KfBARrrk5b1i5zgNrTcOP\/hero-image.fill.size_1200x675.v1784131768.jpg&#8221;] Home&gt;Tech Meet the 9 new emoji to help sum up 2026 It&#8217;s no Bigfoot, but Cracked Smiling Face is sure to be a fan favorite. \u00a0By\u00a0 Matt Binder \u00a0on\u00a0July 15, 2026 Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Flipboard Credit: J\u00f6rg Carstensen\/picture alliance via Getty Images Internet, meet the nine brand new emoji [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,75],"class_list":["post-2045089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-mashable-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2045089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2045089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2045089\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2045089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2045089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2045089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}