Here’s the complete set of 38 new emoji coming to your phone next year

Zach Epstein

Where would the world be without emoji? Sure, people would be able to communicate a bit less awkwardly in person. And yes, perhaps at least one person under the age of 25 would probably know the difference between your and you’re. But those are small prices to pay for the ability to text someone with a series of cute little graphics instead of having to string sentences together.

Well, emoji fans, you’re in for a treat: There are 38 new emoji coming soon to an iPhone or Android phone near you, and we’ve got the full list right here.

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Wish you could let your family know you’re pregnant without having to include all that pesky emotion? Want to ask that girl you’re talking to for a selfie without having to, you know, ask for a selfie? Well, 2016 is shaping up to be a big year for you.

Here’s the full list of new emoji coming in 2016:

  • Face with cowboy hat

  • Clown face

  • Nauseated face

  • Rolling on the floor laughing

  • Drooling face

  • Lying face

  • “Call me” hand

  • Selfie

  • Raised back of hand

  • Left-facing fist

  • Right-facing fist

  • Handshake

  • Hand with first and index finger crossed

  • Pregnant woman

  • Face palm

  • Shrug

  • Man dancing

  • Prince

  • Man in tuxedo

  • Mother Christmas

  • Wilted flower

  • Scooter

  • Motor scooter

  • Octagonal sign

  • Clinking glasses

  • Black heart

  • Croissant

  • Avocado

  • Cucumber

  • Bacon

  • Potato

  • Carrot

  • Fox face

  • Eagle

  • Duck

  • Bat

  • Shark

  • Owl

You can see graphic representations of all the new emoji in this document from the Unicode Consortium, but this won’t be what they look like on your iPhone or Android phone. It’s up to Apple, Google and other software makers to illustrate their own representations of Unicode’s new emoji.

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