Who decides which new emojis are added?
In: Emoji Basics
The Unicode Consortium — a non-profit membership organization that includes Apple, Google, Microsoft, Meta, and many others. Anyone can submit an emoji proposal, but new characters have to clear a rigorous review focused on popularity, distinctiveness and long-term usefulness.
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