Emoji Domain Party Continues With Over 100 New Emoji Proposed.
The emoji domain front will likely catch fire again in 2019 as 104 new emoji proposals have been submitted to the Unicode Consortium.
From new food and beverages to medical symbols, there is no shortage of expressing ourselves using emoji. Some of the new additions to the emoji family are as follows:
- Pinch
- Kneeling person
- Yawning face
- Sloth
- Skunk
- Pink flamingo
- Otter
- Orangutan
- Pair of underwear
- One-Piece Bathing Suit
- Ballet Shoes
- Shorts and briefs
- Waffle
- Falafel
- Butter
I discovered and mentioned that Apple submitted 13 new emoji proposals for Unicode Version 12 a month ago. The focus of Apple’s comprehensive list of proposed emoji is to represent people with disabilities and epic accessibility-related tools accurately.
Emoji Domain Party Continues With Over 100 New Emoji Proposed Share on XAll emoji proposed for Unicode Version 12 are distributed amongst the following categories, with no emoji being proposed for the flags category:
- 59 – Smileys & People
- 7 – Animals & Nature
- 8 – Food & Drink
- 6 – Travel & Places
- 3 – Activities
- 9 – Objects
- 12 – Symbols
And likely is the case. This news is music to the ears of emoji domain investors.
If you’re into emoji domains, you’ll likely want to listen to my latest podcast, Emoji Domains One Year After DomainSherpa Interview, to learn 6 questions every domain investor should consider BEFORE investing in emoji domains.
And before the subsequent emoji versions go public, you’ll also want to get acclimated with converting emoji Unicode to Punycode.
Watch this quick tutorial to get an early jump on registering newly proposed emoji as emoji domains.
Best wishes on snagging a few, and that’s all for now!
