More couples, hearts and bearded figures join the emoji family

The new collection of official emojis as illustrated by Emojipedia. — AFP Relaxnews

The Unicode Consortium has just validated a list of 217 new emojis that will be gradually deployed throughout 2021, according to the publishers.

While the majority are variations of existing emojis, this year’s new emojis feature a heart on fire, another that is mending, an exhaling face, a face in the clouds, a head with spiral eyes, an asexual person and a bearded woman.