The team of developers of the Unicode Consortium knows no rest and, although the end users are preparing to receive the Emoji 14.0 package, it is already projected on future versions: in fact, the works aimed at planning the Emoji 16.0 package and from a couple of days you can send the questions for the creation of new smileys to be included in it (there is time until July 31, 2022, to expose your ideas).
Work on Emoji 16.0 has already begun
And so, through a post on the official blog, the team of the Unicode Consortium tries to provide all interested parties with some suggestions on how to understand if their ideas can be approved and turn into an emoji that in a few years ends up reaching everyone. mobile devices.
Among the most important recommendations are those relating to compliance with the inclusion and priority criteria, obviously avoiding “duplication” with the smilies already existing and approved.
Among the suggestions of the Unicode Consortium team, there is to take into consideration some aspects that could favor the approval of an emoji, such as the possibility of being used for multiple purposes (perhaps because it contains metaphorical references), the possibility of being used in combination with other smileys to express certain meanings or the ability to express something that is not yet represented by other emojis.
And again, candidate smileys should be able to represent a distinct and iconic entity (preferably with relevance to a very wide audience), they must be compatible with the most popular social platforms and should be high-frequency. use.
Interested parties can find examples of potential emojis to propose by following this link.
If you too have decided to offer a smiley face to the Unicode Consortium team, there is nothing left to do but wish you good luck (those selected will only be very few among the many proposals).