You know you’ve been worried about how you’re going to express yourself during fencing matches at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Worry not! The Unicode Consortium has you covered with 29 new emoji being considered for release in June 2016.
The 29 new emojis revealed by the Unicode Technical Committee include everything from a cartwheeling gymnast to a sassy-looking water polo player. And of course, there are gold, silver, and bronze medals as well. Next May, the committee will decide which of these proposed emoji will make it into the Unicode 9.0 update. Combined with the 38 candidates revealed earlier this year, the newest designs could add as many as 67 new characters to your emoji library.
Obviously not all of the new emoji candidates are sports-themed. There’s also a gorilla, a lizard, a lying face (complete with Pinocchio nose), a prince, and what appears to be a pan full of paella. Let’s also not forget the very versatile glass of whiskey, which should come in handy when your country loses.
Here’s the full list of the 67 new emoji candidates. To see the chart glyphs and sample color glyphs, click through to Unicode’s website.
Faces
Face with cowboy hat
Clown face (to give you nightmares)
Nauseated face
Rolling on the floor laughing
Drooling face
Lying face
Sneezing face
People
Prince (to complement princess)
Man in tuxedo (to complement bride in white dress)
Mother Christmas (to complement Santa Claus)
Face palm
Shrug
Pregnant woman
Selfie (ugh)
Man dancing (to complement woman dancing)
Body
Call me hand (with the thumb and pinkie)
Raised back of hand
Left-facing fist
Right-facing fist (can be combined with left-facing fist for a pound)
Handshake
Hand with fist and second fingers crossed
Emotion
Black heart
Animals
Eagle
Duck
Bat
Shark
Owl
Fox face
Butterfly
Deer
Gorilla
Lizard
Rhinoceros
Plants
Wilted flower (for broken hearts)
Food
Croissant
Avocado
Cucumber
Bacon
Potato
Carrot
Baguette bread
Green salad
Shallow pan of food (paella)
Stuffed flatbread (kebab)
Food items
Clinking glasses (full of champagne)
Tumbler glass (full of whiskey)
Spoon
Transportation
Octagonal sign
Shopping cart (know as a buggy in the South)
Scooter
Motor scooter
Canoe
Sports
Person doing cartwheel
Juggling
Wrestler
Boxing glove
Martial arts uniform
Water polo
Handball
Goal net
Rifle
Modern pentathlon
Fencer
First place medal
Second place medal
Third place medal
Music
Drum with drumsticks
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