New Emoji 2026 Candidates Revealed: Pickles and Meteors Join the List
Unicode has proposed 9 new emoji candidates for 2026, including a pickle and a meteor. Discover the upcoming icons for Emoji 18.0 and when they'll arrive.
Is your digital vocabulary missing a pickle? It won't be for long. Emojipedia recently spotted that the Unicode Consortium has updated its archives with 9 proposed new emoji concepts for the September 2026 release of Emoji 18.0.
New Emoji 2026 Candidates: The 9 Proposed Icons
The most anticipated additions are arguably the pickle and the meteor. While we already have a cucumber and a comet, these new entries provide more specific visual shorthand for internet users. A pickle, distinct from its raw counterpart, carries its own cultural weight, while a crashing meteor could become the perfect reaction for chaotic world events.
- A smiley face with squinting eyes
- Leftward and rightward thumb signs
- A monarch butterfly
- A pickle
- A lighthouse
- A meteor
- An eraser
- A net with a handle
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It's important to remember that these are just proposals for now. They haven't been officially approved yet. Even after the Unicode Consortium gives the green light, tech giants like Apple, Google, and Samsung need time to design and ship their own versions of these icons. Don't expect to see them on your device until late 2026 or early 2027.
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