Proposals
Nothing becomes an emoji without a written case for it. Each of these documents was submitted to the Unicode Technical Committee, argued for a character, and was accepted — 308 papers behind 3,107 citations across the catalogue.
20251 document
20247 documents
202314 documents
202120 documents
- L2/21-2231 character
- L2/21-2191 character
- L2/21-2181 character
- L2/21-2171 character
- L2/21-2162 characters
- L2/21-2151 character
- L2/21-2141 character
- L2/21-2031 character
- L2/21-2021 character
- L2/21-2011 character
- L2/21-2001 character
- L2/21-1991 character
- L2/21-1981 character
- L2/21-1971 character
- L2/21-1961 character
- L2/21-1941 character
- L2/21-1931 character
- L2/21-1921 character
- L2/21-1911 character
- L2/21-0753 characters
202024 documents
- L2/20-2261 character
- L2/20-2251 character
- L2/20-2241 character
- L2/20-2231 character
- L2/20-2221 character
- L2/20-2211 character
- L2/20-2201 character
- L2/20-2191 character
- L2/20-2181 character
- L2/20-2172 characters
- L2/20-2161 character
- L2/20-2151 character
- L2/20-2141 character
- L2/20-2134 characters
- L2/20-2122 characters
- L2/20-2112 characters
- L2/20-1904 characters
- L2/20-1892 characters
- L2/20-1332 characters
- L2/20-1311 character
- L2/20-0721 character
- L2/20-0661 character
- L2/20-0651 character
- L2/20-0641 character
201956 documents
- L2/19-4001 character
- L2/19-3991 character
- L2/19-3961 character
- L2/19-3952 characters
- L2/19-3791 character
- L2/19-3781 character
- L2/19-3711 character
- L2/19-3701 character
- L2/19-3366 characters
- L2/19-3272 characters
- L2/19-3161 character
- L2/19-3111 character
- L2/19-3101 character
- L2/19-3071 character
- L2/19-3041 character
- L2/19-2771 character
- L2/19-2755 characters
- L2/19-2654 characters
- L2/19-2321 character
- L2/19-2312 characters
- L2/19-2191 character
- L2/19-18941 characters
- L2/19-1871 character
- L2/19-1592 characters
- L2/19-1581 character
- L2/19-1571 character
- L2/19-1561 character
- L2/19-1551 character
- L2/19-1541 character
- L2/19-1531 character
- L2/19-1521 character
- L2/19-1511 character
- L2/19-1501 character
- L2/19-1491 character
- L2/19-1481 character
- L2/19-1471 character
- L2/19-1461 character
- L2/19-1451 character
- L2/19-1441 character
- L2/19-1101 character
- L2/19-1091 character
- L2/19-1081 character
- L2/19-1051 character
- L2/19-1041 character
- L2/19-1031 character
- L2/19-1021 character
- L2/19-0981 character
- L2/19-0971 character
- L2/19-0961 character
- L2/19-0951 character
- L2/19-0901 character
- L2/19-0881 character
- L2/19-0871 character
- L2/19-0621 character
- L2/19-0611 character
- L2/19-0215 characters
201861 documents
- L2/18-3431 character
- L2/18-3411 character
- L2/18-3405 characters
- L2/18-3311 character
- L2/18-3291 character
- L2/18-3281 character
- L2/18-3271 character
- L2/18-3201 character
- L2/18-3171 character
- L2/18-3111 character
- L2/18-3101 character
- L2/18-30712 characters
- L2/18-30612 characters
- L2/18-2771 character
- L2/18-2661 character
- L2/18-2611 character
- L2/18-2601 character
- L2/18-2561 character
- L2/18-2292 characters
- L2/18-2285 characters
- L2/18-2235 characters
- L2/18-2181 character
- L2/18-2001 character
- L2/18-1991 character
- L2/18-1972 characters
- L2/18-1791 character
- L2/18-1781 character
- L2/18-1663 characters
- L2/18-1461 character
- L2/18-1441 character
- L2/18-14114 characters
- L2/18-1401 character
- L2/18-1392 characters
- L2/18-1371 character
- L2/18-1351 character
- L2/18-1301 character
- L2/18-1291 character
- L2/18-1281 character
- L2/18-1271 character
- L2/18-1251 character
- L2/18-1241 character
- L2/18-1231 character
- L2/18-1221 character
- L2/18-1131 character
- L2/18-1121 character
- L2/18-1111 character
- L2/18-0981 character
- L2/18-0931 character
- L2/18-0921 character
- L2/18-0915 characters
- L2/18-0871 character
- L2/18-0861 character
- L2/18-0809 characters
- L2/18-0771 character
- L2/18-0761 character
- L2/18-0741 character
- L2/18-0331 character
- L2/18-0291 character
- L2/18-0181 character
- L2/18-0031 character
- L2/18-0021 character
201754 documents
- L2/17-4411 character
- L2/17-4321 character
- L2/17-4311 character
- L2/17-4201 character
- L2/17-4041 character
- L2/17-4031 character
- L2/17-3871 character
- L2/17-3811 character
- L2/17-3561 character
- L2/17-3431 character
- L2/17-2981 character
- L2/17-2951 character
- L2/17-2811 character
- L2/17-2801 character
- L2/17-2781 character
- L2/17-2774 characters
- L2/17-2741 character
- L2/17-2731 character
- L2/17-2721 character
- L2/17-2711 character
- L2/17-2701 character
- L2/17-2681 character
- L2/17-2671 character
- L2/17-2661 character
- L2/17-2651 character
- L2/17-2641 character
- L2/17-2631 character
- L2/17-2621 character
- L2/17-2611 character
- L2/17-2605 characters
- L2/17-2596 characters
- L2/17-2571 character
- L2/17-2493 characters
- L2/17-2461 character
- L2/17-24410 characters
- L2/17-2291 character
- L2/17-2171 character
- L2/17-2121 character
- L2/17-2111 character
- L2/17-2081 character
- L2/17-2051 character
- L2/17-2031 character
- L2/17-2021 character
- L2/17-1981 character
- L2/17-1851 character
- L2/17-1841 character
- L2/17-1721 character
- L2/17-1139 characters
- L2/17-08220 characters
- L2/17-0581 character
- L2/17-0251 character
- L2/17-0241 character
- L2/17-0231 character
- L2/17-01120 characters
201641 documents
- L2/16-3821 character
- L2/16-3781 character
- L2/16-3623 characters
- L2/16-3571 character
- L2/16-3176 characters
- L2/16-3169 characters
- L2/16-3138 characters
- L2/16-3084 characters
- L2/16-30412 characters
- L2/16-3001 character
- L2/16-2991 character
- L2/16-295R5 characters
- L2/16-2891 character
- L2/16-2842 characters
- L2/16-282R2 characters
- L2/16-2802 characters
- L2/16-2792 characters
- L2/16-2742 characters
- L2/16-2731 character
- L2/16-2721 character
- L2/16-2602 characters
- L2/16-2472 characters
- L2/16-2401 character
- L2/16-2282 characters
- L2/16-206R1 character
- L2/16-1972 characters
- L2/16-1911 character
- L2/16-1843 characters
- L2/16-1803 characters
- L2/16-16055 characters
- L2/16-14720 characters
- L2/16-13012 characters
- L2/16-127R22 characters
- L2/16-1241 character
- L2/16-1032 characters
- L2/16-0722 characters
- L2/16-0261 character
- L2/16-0251 character
- L2/16-0241 character
- L2/16-0231 character
- L2/16-00820 characters
20157 documents
20145 documents
20132 documents
20122 documents
20114 documents
20102 documents
20095 documents
20081 document
20072 documents
Frequently asked questions
- How does an emoji get added to Unicode?
- Anyone can submit a proposal to the Unicode Consortium arguing for a new character, with evidence of expected usage. The Emoji Subcommittee reviews it, and accepted proposals are published in a future Emoji release.
- How many emoji proposals are on record?
- This catalogue links 308 proposal documents to the emoji they introduced.