Syringes and a flaming heart: iPhone reveals more than 200 new emojis

Options for couples with different skin tones and a bearded man or woman also part of iOS 14.5

More than 200 new emojis will arrive on iPhones with the release of the next operating system update, including a vaccine-ready syringe, a flaming heart and a vast array of options for couples with different skin tones.

The emojis will arrive as part of iOS 14.5, expected to hit iPhones within the next month. The changes, collated from beta versions by Jeremy Burge, the founder and Chief Emoji Officer" of Emojipedia, are a mixture of all-new creations, modifications to existing emojis, and a few updates unique to Apple's platform.