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Unicode Consortium to release 9 new emoji, including cracked face and meteor

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The Unicode Consortium is set to introduce nine new emoji, with designs including a cracked face, a meatball meteor, an eraser, and a net with a handle. These additions aim to expand emotional expression, with the cracked face emoji potentially serving as an alternative to the melting face for conveying a facade of positivity. The new meteor emoji will be distinct from the existing comet emoji, and the monarch butterfly emoji will offer a different symbolic meaning than the morpho butterfly, representing resilience and ancestral memory. AI

IMPACT New emoji characters will expand digital communication options for users.

RANK_REASON Product release of new emoji characters by the Unicode Consortium.

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Unicode Consortium to release 9 new emoji, including cracked face and meteor

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Kris Holt) ·

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