Emoji 15.0, a new set of keyboard icons up for approval by the Unicode Consortium, represents a small expansion of the already extensive emoji language. Yet the response to its pending arrival has been outsize. ⁠ ⁠ “We’re getting a moose emoji, this is not a drill,” one person tweeted. “FINALLY, A PINK HEART,” wrote another, using a weary face emoji to express being overcome. “The Crowmoji is long overdue,” yet another remarked, referring to the blackbird. ⁠ ⁠ The 31 emojis being considered also include two other heart colors (light blue and gray); a stable of animals (a donkey, goose, jellyfish and blackbird—not a crow); two food ingredients (a ginger root and a peapod) and instruments (maracas and a flute). There is also a single wing, a hyacinth, a hand fan, a hair pick, a Sikh khanda, a wireless symbol, a left and a right “pushing hand” and a “shaking face.”⁠ ⁠ Though the new icons, which are expected by mid-2023, might seem a bit niche, some users were excited to find previously missing representation on the keyboard. Read more at the link in bio. (🖊️: @laneflorsheim, 📷️: Emoji 15.0 Sample Images 2022 Emojipedia & Zedge)