Among the 117 newly-approved symbols are olives, bubble tea, and a fondue pot.
that when all gender and skin tone variations are included, that number jumps to 117. Regardless, this isHoning in on the emojis included in the official “Food & Drink” category, eight new items have been added: Blueberries, Olive, Bell Pepper, Flatbread, Tamale, Fondue, Teapot, and Bubble Tea. In general, it’s a fine list. Blueberries earn their rightful place alongside existing emojis like Strawberry, Grapes, and Cherries. Olive seems like an obvious inclusion.
Flatbread is where things get a bit dicey since Stuffed Flatbread is already an emoji, but as Unicode points out, Flatbread can also pass for things like an arepa, naan, or lavash, so it covers a lot of bases. And speaking of covering bases, Unicode also recognizes that Fondue can cover both cheese and chocolate. Finally, Teapot and Bubble Tea? Sure, why not! The more teas the merrier.
Meanwhile, if we look beyond the specific Food & Drink category, other new emojis have food and beverage implications, too. Three types of “Feeding Baby” emojis have been added: Woman Feeding Baby, Man Feeding Baby, and Person Feeding Baby. Pinata has been added—and those are often full of candy. Mouse Trap has also been added, cheese included.
Though Unicode will release the new set of emojis in March, the Consortium states that they usually take a bit longer to reach your devices. “The new emoji typically start showing up on mobile phones in September/October—some platforms may release them earlier,” they write. In the meantime, you can keep saying “Fondue” the old-fashioned way: Cheese emoji, Fire emoji, Shallow Pan emoji.
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