Unicode 9.0 standard adopted
The Unicode Consortium has announced the release of the final version of the Unicode 9.0 standard . In the ninth version of Unicode exactly 7,500 new characters were added, so the total number of written characters reached
128,172. Six little-known alphabets are specified and standardized , including the letter of American Indians and the ancient Chinese Tangut letter - an extinct hieroglyphic system used in the Xi Xia State.
Many people think that Emoji is playing an increasingly important role in communication, so the Unicode consortium experts tried to expand the standard set of pictograms. In total, 72 new emoji are added to the standard.
New writing in Unicode 9.0
- Osage (72 symbols) is the dead Siouan language of the Osage Indians who used to live on the Oklahoma Reservation (USA).
- Newar language (92 characters) - the language of the Nevarsians, the automotive population of Nepal: is now the sixth largest language speaker in Nepal.
- Fulani (87 characters) - Fula or Fulani, the language of the people of Fula living in West Africa.
- Bhaiksuki (97 characters) is an ancient alphabet based on the letter Brahmi.
- Marchen (68 characters) - a brahmic font that was used for Bon religious texts, the national religion of the Tibetans.
- The Tangut Writing (6881 characters) is an extinct logographic (hieroglyphic) writing system used to write the dead Tangut language in the Xi Xia State that existed in northwest modern China.
New Emoji in Unicode 9.0
Full list of new emoji
All approved emoji are listed below. It is worth noting only that the experts of the Unicode consortium did not heed the suggestion of Google employees to include in the standard set more emoji with female professions to reduce gender inequality.
A suggestion by Google employees was
ignored. For the "male" professions did not appear female Emoji. Moreover, the standard includes several new purely male Emoji, as well as one male alternative to the old female Emoji dancer - a dancing man!
For each Emoji, there is a code, a standard black and white glyph from the table, examples of colored glyphs and the name of Emoji.
Smiles and people
Happy faces
| No | Code | B / w glyph | Color Glyph Examples | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | U + 1F923 |  |     | Rolling on the floor with laughter |
Neutral faces
| 2 | U + 1F924 |  |     | Face with drooling |
Role faces
| 3 | U + 1F920 |  |     | Face with cowboy hat |
| four | U + 1F921 |  |     | Clown face |
| five | U + 1F925 |  |     | False face |
Sick faces
| 6 | U + 1F922 |  |     | Nauseous face |
| 7 | U + 1F927 |  |      | Sneezing face |
Role people
| eight | U + 1F934 |  |     | Prince |
| 9 | U + 1F936 |  |     | Mother Christmas |
| ten | U + 1F935 |  |     | Man in tuxedo |
| eleven | U + 1F937 |  |      | Shrug |
| 12 | U + 1F926 |  |      | Feyspalm |
| 13 | U + 1F57A |  |     | Dancing man |
| 14 | U + 1F930 |  |      | Pregnant woman |
Body
| 15 | U + 1F933 |  |     | Selfies |
| sixteen | U + 1F91E |  |      | Palm with crossed index and middle fingers |
| 17 | U + 1F919 |  |     | Sign palm "Call me" |
| 18 | U + 1F91B |  |      | Fist to the left |
| nineteen | U + 1F91C |  |      | Fist to the right |
| 20 | U + 1F91A |  |     | Raised back of the hand |
| 21 | U + 1F91D |  |      | Handshake |
Emotions
| 21 | U + 1F5A4 |  |     | The black heart |
Animals and nature
Mammals
| 23 | U + 1F98D |  |      | Gorilla |
| 24 | U + 1F98A |  |     | Fox snout |
| 25 | U + 1F98C |  |      | Deer |
| 26 | U + 1F98F |  |      | Rhinoceros |
| 27 | U + 1F987 |  |     | Bat |
Birds
| 28 | U + 1F985 |  |      | Eagle |
| 29 | U + 1F986 |  |     | Duck |
| thirty | U + 1F989 |  |     | Owl |
Reptiles
| 31 | U + 1F98E |  |      | Lizard |
Sea creatures
| 32 | U + 1F988 |  |     | Shark |
| 33 | U + 1F990 |  |     | Shrimp |
| 34 | U + 1F991 |  |     | Squid |
Insects
| 35 | U + 1F98B |  |      | Butterfly |
Flowers
| 36 | U + 1F940 |  |     | Withered flower |
Food and Drink
Fruits
| 37 | U + 1F95D |  |     | Kiwi |
Vegetables
| 38 | U + 1F951 |  |     | Avocado |
| 39 | U + 1F954 |  |     | Potatoes |
| 40 | U + 1F955 |  |      | Carrot |
| 41 | U + 1F952 |  |      | Cucumber |
| 42 | U + 1F95C |  |     | Peanut |
Dishes
| 43 | U + 1F950 |  |     | Croissant |
| 44 | U + 1F956 |  |      | Baguette |
| 45 | U + 1F95E |  |     | Pancakes |
| 46 | U + 1F953 |  |     | Bacon |
| 47 | U + 1F959 |  |      | Stuffed cake (kebab, shawarma) |
| 48 | U + 1F95A |  |     | Egg |
| 49 | U + 1F958 |  |      | Little pot of food |
| 50 | U + 1F957 |  |      | Green salad |
The drinks
| 51 | U + 1F95B |  |     | A glass of milk |
| 52 | U + 1F942 |  |      | Clinking glasses |
| 53 | U + 1F943 |  |      | Glass of drink |
Cutlery
| 54 | U + 1F944 |  |      | Spoon |
Travel and places
Ground transportation
| 55 | U + 1F6D1 |  |     | Octagonal sign |
| 56 | U + 1F6F4 |  |     | Scooter |
| 57 | U + 1F6F5 |  |      | Motoskuter |
Water transport
| 58 | U + 1F6F6 |  |     | Canoe |
Activity
Medals
| 59 | U + 1F947 |  |      | Medal for first place |
| 60 | U + 1F948 |  |      | Medal for second place |
| 61 | U + 1F949 |  |      | Third place medal |
Sport
| 62 | U + 1F94A |  |      | Boxing glove |
| 63 | U + 1F94B |  |      | Form for martial arts |
| 64 | U + 1F938 |  |      | The man doing somersaver wheel |
| 65 | U + 1F93C |  |      | Wrestlers |
| 66 | U + 1F93D |  |      | Water polo |
| 67 | U + 1F93E |  |      | Handball |
| 68 | U + 1F93A |  |      | Swordsman |
| 69 | U + 1F945 |  |      | Net gate |
| 70 | U + 1F939 |  |      | Juggling |
Objects
Musical instruments
| 71 | U + 1F941 |  |     | Drum sticks |
Other objects
| 72 | U + 1F6D2 |  |      | Shopping cart |
In addition to the six scripts and 72 new emoji, Unocode 9.0 also added 19 characters for the new 4K television standard.
The consortium reports a change in three important specifications in Unicode version 9.0:
- UTS # 10, Unicode Collation Algorithm - Unicode text sorting
- UTS # 39, Unicode Security Mechanisms - Unicode anti-spoofing mechanisms
- UTS # 46, Unicode IDNA Compatibility Processing - compatible URL processing with non-ASCII characters
The full version of the Unicode 9.0 standard is published on the official page .
The next update of the Emoji Kit and the release of the new Unicode Standard 10.0 will take place in 2017. Anyone can offer emoji for inclusion in the standard set.