<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Have you ever wanted to send a text about </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/incredibly-rare-pod-of-killer-whales-seen-off-sydney-beach/a2c0737e-b09f-451a-9e3f-0005b96effdb" rel="" target="" title="orcas"><span>orcas</span></a><span> or </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/bigfoot-caught-on-camera/c1fd9bb0-3836-4a7d-88fc-4fd9d85a2228" rel="" target="" title="Bigfoot"><span>Bigfoot</span></a><span> or </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/opera-house-staff-show-bass-trombone-thieves-how-to-exit-building/ef362659-5998-4329-a480-3ca62a3f0a8c" rel="" target="" title="trombones"><span>trombones</span></a><span> only to find you have to do it using words instead of pictures?</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Well, there's good news for you, with the latest batch of emojis released by </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/apple" rel="" target="" title="Apple"><span>Apple</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They include a ballet dancer, a rockslide, a treasure chest and what is described as a "distorted face".</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/apple-new-iphone-17e-review-new-cheaper-model-designed-for-those-clinging-onto-older-phones/154b0e38-5c3c-4a5e-a4e2-36229cc1a4b5" rel="" target="" title="Apple's latest iPhone is designed for those clinging onto older phones"><strong><span>Apple's latest iPhone is designed for those clinging onto older phones</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There is also a "fight cloud", an emoji you might drop into a heated group chat in the hopes of easing the tension.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The update will also include the option of changing skin tones for a pair of existing emojis - people wrestling or people with bunny ears.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While these graphics have been released by Apple, they are just the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/phones" rel="" target="" title="iPhone designs"><span>iPhone designs</span></a><span> of the ones approved by the Unicode Consortium.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/technology/new-emojis-released-by-apple-unicode-consortium-rockslide-bigfoot-orcas-trombones/e49989e5-806d-47d2-9bd5-a12dbbf03ed7" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Unicode Consortium is a global public body formed in part to ensure easy communication over devices made by different organisations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Every year the non-profit meets to decide what emojis will be added to phones all over the world.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This year's emojis were determined last year but Apple's designs have only now been unveiled.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Every year, new characters including emoji are added to the Unicode Standard and after a lot of paperwork are added to your device of choice," the Consortium said in a statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"These new emoji have long standing symbolic meanings, are visually distinctive, and contain multitudes of expression."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Apparently far more prepared, Google revealed their own designs of the emojis the same day they were approved by the Consortium.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They are more or less identical to the Apple designs, but with the slightest style differences.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Anybody can submit a suggestion to the Consortium to have their emoji considered for inclusion.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Not allowed are logos, brands, specific people, specific buildings, deities or images protected by third-party IP rights.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This year's emojis will become available with the new iOS 26.4 operating system. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Next time you update your phone, it might be there.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/new-disaster-alert-system/e4d9e2ac-bf93-48a1-810f-a81d8b9afdeb"><strong><span>Loud alarm to blare from every phone in Australia at once</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></strong></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></li></ul></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span></div></div>