New emojis to include breastfeeding, a hijab and the lotus position
by Bonnie Malkin from Technology | The Guardian on (#219VG)
Unicode has signed off on 56 new symbols including a bearded man, a sandwich and a face vomiting, but calls for a redhead have gone unanswered
The consortium that approves emojis has signed off on 56 new ones, including a woman breastfeeding a baby, a woman wearing a hijab and a "gender-inclusive" child, adult and older adult.
Among the other emoji that will be released in 2017 by Unicode are a face vomiting, a head exploding and a man and woman practising yoga.
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