iOS 26.4 started today as the latest iPhone update, and includes eight brand new emojis for users. Here are all the new emojis in iOS 26.4.
Eight new emoji were added to the iPhone in iOS 26.4
Every year, a group called the Unicode Consortium votes to approve a new set of emoji that will later be added to the iPhone, as well as other platforms like Android, Windows, and more.
The new iOS 26 emoji set has been officially approved last summerbut now they are officially added to iPhone with iOS 26.4.
The following eight new emojis are now available:
- Ballet dancer
- Distorted face
- Fight Cloud
- Hairy creature
- Landslide
- Orcas
- Trombone
- Treasure chest
Although Apple Intelligence allows iPhone users to create their own ‘Genmoji’, the above emojis are important additions because they join the cross-platform emoji standard.
So, now that iOS 26.4 has shipped, users can easily send and receive these emojis across various messaging platforms, including Android devices and more.
If you want a sneak peek at the new emoji coming with iOS 27, the current candidates—which haven’t been approved yet—are available here. They include left and right thumb gestures, a meteor, smiley face with pale eyes, a tire and more.
What do you think of the new iOS 26.4 emojis? Any potential favorites? Tell us in the comments.
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