New data emerges from the Unicode consortium, the organization in charge of standardizing and regulating the use of emoticons The person responsible for that through WhatsApp, Twitteror other social networks and messaging applications one or the other expressions are used. And the thing is that the new emoticons in the style Emoji have already been approved and will add to the current collection and will surely be released in applications and Internet services.A collection with no less than 41 new varieties to express more feelings and actions, or represent different situations and elements of everyday life, where it seems that food is one strengths.
These are 37 new Emoji emoticons that cover all areas: food, animals, gestures with hands, objects, faces”¦ The number is extended to 41 if we take into account the change of tonality that is now offered , referring to different races A commitment to diversity that will continue to give a lot game in any conversation. But what are these new smileys?
Unicode divides these new smileys into different groups. On one side are the faces, hands and symbols of the zodiacA category that now includes the face that closes its mouth with a zipper, the smart-ass face, the face that embraces, the gesture of the horns typical of the culture heavy, a robot face and the symbols for aquarius, cancer, scorpio, leo, and sagittarius , among other emoticons.
There is also room for new emoticons religious that refer to different beliefs. Thus, from now on it will be possible to find a mosque, a synagogue, arosary of prayer or even a Jewish menorah
But the compilation of typical food dishes or that have managed to gain a foothold in current conversations to the point of being accepted by Unicode Among them are the Mexican tacos and burritos, the unmistakably American hot dog or popcorn, and also other foods like cheese and champagneIn this category, the consortium has also added other elements in high demand, such as the emoticon of a turkey (alive) and thehead of a unicorn Again, elements that will make conversations much funnier and more dynamic.
Finally there is a new group of emoticons for sports lovers And it is that many of these practices had been left without representation until the date. From now on the cricket will have its own smiley, just like the ping pong or table tennis , badminton, ice and field hockey, and volleyball
In this way, version 8.0 of Unicode is approved and ready for companies to start collecting these standards.Smileys and its different varieties of color that can already be taken to applications such as WhatsApp, social networks like Twitter or even third-party keyboards that flood the app stores An expanded collection that will still have to wait to be used until the companies implement the changes, although it shouldn't take too long. But the story of the Emoji emoticons does not end here. Unicode is already working on version 9.0, which will be released in 2016 with new expressions that are trend or respect diversity. Is it time for the Paella Emoji?
