Eight New Emojis Coming To Smartphones

Heads up – new emojis just dropped.

A batch of eight new emojis have been approved for release next year:  An exhausted face, a fingerprint, a purple splatter, a beet, a hollow tree, a harp, a shovel, and the flag for Sark, an English Channel island.

The emojis were approved by The Unicode Consortium, a non-profit group that regulates global emoji standards.

The emojis should show up over the next few months.

I asked ChatGPT to give examples on how one may use the new emojis. Honestly…I hope you can do better!

Here are some playful and less literal ways to use the new emojis:

1. Exhausted Face 
   “Monday meetings got me like ().”
   “That plot twist in the movie was so predictable, I’m honestly ().”
2. Fingerprint 
   “This project has my personal touch all over it ().”
   “You can’t hide from the truth, your mark is all over this ().”
3. Purple Splatter 
   “My brain feels like a purple splatter of ideas right now ().”
   “That argument last night was a complete mess ().”
4. Beet 
   “After all that drama, I’m emotionally drained ().”
   “You’re looking a little red today, like a beet ()—spill the tea!”
5. Hollow Tree 
   “After that long week, I feel like an empty shell ().”
   “We keep going in circles with this conversation—talking to you feels like yelling into a hollow tree ().”
6. Harp 
   “You always know how to strike the right chord with me ().”
   “That excuse was so sweet, you might as well play the harp ().”
7. Shovel 
   “Let me dig into this and find out the truth ().”
   “Why do you always have to dig up old problems? ().”
8. Flag of Sark 
   “You’re always waving your own little flag, aren’t you? ().”
   “Going off the grid, catching those island vibes ().”