"I do think some users will be in for a shock if they're expecting every emoji to have a redheaded option," said Burge.Ī handful of realistic animals join the menagerie of emojis, including a parrot, kangaroo, lobster and peacock. There's no redheaded bride or runner, for example, and two emojis, a man and a woman, can be bald. However, you won't be able to give every character red, gray or curly hair. In particular the redheads and curly haired options are likely to be popular," said Jeremy Burge, the founder of Emojipedia and creator of World Emoji Day. "As always, some of the most vocal requests for new emojis are about representation, and this update delivers some of the most common requests. Gallery: These are all the new emojis coming out later this year There are new curly hair, red hair, gray hair and no-hair options for popular emojis. The new emojis arrive later this year in an iOS update, and include a handful of hairstyles. (It's a busy week for technology-themed pseudo holidays - Amazon Prime Day started Monday afternoon.) The unveiling marked an early start to Tuesday's World Emoji Day, a four-year-old holiday that celebrates the popular, wee cartoons. Redheads, superheroes and lobsters will rejoice when they see the latest emojis coming to Apple iPhones and iPads.Īpple previewed some of its 70 new emojis on Monday.