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A bat, the&nbsp;flying mammal of the night. Variously depicted as a brown, black, or gray bat, with wings outspread and pointy ears, facing forward or left.

Often used in association with <a href="/halloween/">Halloween</a>, <a href="/vampire/">vampires</a>, and Batman.

Google&rsquo;s bat <a href="/google/android-8.0/bat/">was previously</a>&nbsp;purplish in color, bearing two fangs. <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-7.1/bat/">Samsung&rsquo;s</a> bat was previously brown, and&nbsp;<a href="/facebook/2.0/bat/">Facebook&rsquo;s</a> gray.

Boo! A white, cartoon ghost making a silly face. Its tongue is stuck out and arms are outstretched, as if trying to scare someone in a friendly way. Several platforms feature one larger, bulging eye, while others show the ghost winking.

Resembles a classic ghost costume for <a href="/halloween/">Halloween</a>. May also be used to convey something or someone is fun or goofy. Thanks to its raised arms, some use this&nbsp;emoji as a way of expressing an excited&nbsp;Yay!

May also be used to refer to the slang term &quot;ghosting&quot;, where a&nbsp;personal relationship is ended&nbsp;suddenly without explanation by one person withdrawing from all communication with another.

Samsung&#39;s design <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-7.0/ghost/">previously depicted</a> this as a smiley in a ghost costume.

This emoji predates the inclusion of emojis within <a href="/the-unicode-consortium">Unicode</a>. It was first added to early Japanese emoji keyboards by <a href="/softbank">Softbank</a>&nbsp;in <a href="/softbank/1999/ghost">1999</a>.

Ghost

A person who wields abilities beyond those of ordinary people and is dedicated to protecting the public. Generally depicted as wearing a colorful <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino_mask">domino mask</a> and a cape.

This base emoji does not specify a gender, but is used to create the emojis for <a href="/man-superhero/">Man Superhero</a> and <a href="/woman-superhero/">Woman Superhero</a>.

The <a href="/supervillain/">Supervillain</a>&nbsp;is the nemesis of this emoji.

Superhero

A vampire shown wearing a dark cape, and with pointed fangs. This emoji supports skin tones, and variations that are <a href="/woman-vampire/">female</a> or <a href="/man-vampire/">male</a>.

May be used to call someone an &quot;energy vampire&quot;, i.e. a person whose actions leave others exhausted or drained of energy

Vampire

A chipmunk, a small rodent with puffy cheeks. Depicted as a brown chipmunk in full profile facing left, sitting on its hind legs with a bushy tail and striped&nbsp;body. Generally holding an acorn or other <a href="/chestnut/">nut</a> in its hands.

May be used to represent a squirrel or related animals.

At one point, Google&rsquo;s chipmunk was looking forward, squinting with a buck tooth. Microsoft&rsquo;s <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/chipmunk/">previous</a> black-and-white design could be mistaken for a <a href="/skunk/">skunk</a>.

Chipmunk

A generic bird. Variously depicted as a blue or red bird, as a bluebird or cardinal, shown standing in full profile, or as a bird head.&nbsp;Both designs&nbsp;show the bird facing left.

May be used for a variety of wild and pet birds as well as for metaphorical senses of bird (e.g., <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Par_(score)#Birdie">birdie</a> in <a href="/flag-in-hole/">golf</a>).

Apple and WhatsApp&rsquo;s designs feature a grayish bird head. Google, Samsung, and Facebook&rsquo;s designs suggest a bluebird, Microsoft and Twitter&rsquo;s a cardinal. Google&rsquo;s bird <a href="/google/android-4.4/bird/">previously</a> resembled a canary, <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/bird/">Samsung&rsquo;s</a> was previously green, and <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/bird/">Microsoft</a> and <a href="/twitter/twemoji-2.0/bird/">Twitter&rsquo;s</a> birds were once blue.

Bird

An owl, the hooting, large-eyed bird. Depicted as a brown owl with its head&nbsp;facing forward.&nbsp;Shown with large, round, gold-rimmed eyes, talons, tucked wings, and&nbsp;horn-like tufts of feathers.

May be used to represent wisdom. Once popularly used in connection with the hip-hop artist <a href="https://www.thecut.com/2014/02/dont-challenge-drake-on-ancient-egypt.html">Drake</a>.

Microsoft&rsquo;s owl <a href="/microsoft/windows-10-anniversary-update/owl/">previously</a> resembled a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_owl">barn owl</a>, Samsung&rsquo;s was <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/owl/">purple</a>.

The face of a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon">dragon</a>, a mythical creature resembling a giant reptile found in the folklore of many cultures. Depicted as a green, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_dragon">Chinese-styled dragon</a> looking straight ahead or facing left. Often shown with huge nostrils, baring large teeth and a red tongue, with antler-like structures on its head, whisker-like tendrils by its nostrils, and a green or yellow mane.

See also <a href="/dragon/">🐉&nbsp;Dragon</a>. One of the 12 animals of the&nbsp;Chinese zodiac. Commonly used on&nbsp;<a href="/chinese-new-year/">Chinese New Year</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George%27s_Day">St. George&#39;s Day</a>. Also used for various medieval&nbsp;and fantasy content.

Available as an Apple&nbsp;<a href="/animoji/">Animoji</a>.

Microsoft&#39;s dragon face was <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/dragon-face/">previously</a> red and looking straight ahead. <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-7.1/dragon-face/">Samsung&#39;s</a> dragon face previously resembled a red, friendly, cartoon-styled <a href="/angry-face-with-horns/">imp</a> with horns.

Dragon Face

A dolphin, a sleek marine mammal known to be social and intelligent. Generally depicted as a light-blue dolphin with a white belly in full profile facing left, its short snout curving down to a prominent dorsal fin and tail, as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottlenose_dolphin">bottlenose</a> dolphin leaping in the air.

May be used for various content concerning <a href="/person-swimming/">swimming</a>, oceans, <a href="/beach-with-umbrella/">beaches</a>, and summer fun. Not be confused with <a href="/shark/">🦈 Shark</a>.

WhatsApp and Facebook&rsquo;s dolphins are gray, as <a href="/microsoft/windows-10-anniversary-update/dolphin/">Microsoft</a> and <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/dolphin/">Samsung&rsquo;s</a> previously were.

Dolphin

A butterfly, a beautiful winged insect whose larva is a <a href="/bug/">caterpillar</a>. Depicted with its wings outspread, as a blue-and-black <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpho">morpho butterfly</a> or orange-and-black <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly">monarch butterfly</a>.

May be used to represent a moth and ideas of beauty and happiness.

Since December 2023 this emoji has been used to reference the social media platform <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluesky">Bluesky</a>, due to the platform&#39;s logo being a blue butterfly.&nbsp;

Samsung&rsquo;s butterfly <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/butterfly/">previously</a> resembled a monarch.

Butterfly

A mosquito, a type of bloodsucking fly. Depicted as a brown or black mosquito on its six, long legs, with wings, long abdomen, and needle-like mouth. Variously shown from above or facing left.

May be used to represent various insects, other <a href="/bug/">bugs</a> and bug bites, and insect-borne diseases (e.g., <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/malaria/index.html">malaria</a>). May also be used for metaphorical pests.

Facebook&rsquo;s mosquito&nbsp;has a red abdomen, as if filled with <a href="/drop-of-blood/">blood</a>.

Mosquito

An evergreen tree, which keeps green leaves all year round. Depicted as a tall, dark green, cone-shaped tree with shaggy, layered leaves, as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine">pine</a>&nbsp;or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fir">fir</a>, showing a brown trunk.

May be decorated in the form of a <a href="/christmas-tree/">🎄 Christmas Tree</a>. May also be used to represent various types of trees, forests, northern climates, nature, winter, and the <a href="/christmas/">Christmas season</a>.

Evergreen Tree

A night sky with stars, depicted on major platforms as a <a href="/sunset/" title="🌇 Sunset Over Buildings">cityscape</a> at night.

Night with Stars

An orange pumpkin carved into the shape of a face and commonly known as a Jack-o&rsquo;-lantern.&nbsp;

The number and shape of its carved teeth vary by vendor.

This emoji has <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/spooky-emojis-are-trending/">consistently been the most popular emoji</a> used to encapsulate <a href="/halloween">Halloween </a>during the month of October.

This emoji predates the inclusion of emojis within <a href="/the-unicode-consortium">Unicode</a>. It was first added to early Japanese emoji keyboards in <a href="/au-kddi/type-d-1/jack-o-lantern">2003</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="/au-kddi">au by KDDI</a>.

Jack-O-Lantern

The flag for Bulgaria, which may show as the letters&nbsp;BG&nbsp;on some platforms.

Flag: Bulgaria

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Used by Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) whenever emojis are displayed. Also used by Telegram messenger.

Default emoji set for Android devices created by Google and used on devices by Google, Xiaomi, Oppo, Huawei, Sony, and many others.

Animated versions of Google&rsquo;s Noto Color Emoji designs, used by Google Messenger.

Custom emoji set used on Samsung phones and tablets.

Glossy,&nbsp;gradient-heavy versions of the Microsoft emoji set. Used within select platforms such as Word and PowerPoint within the Windows 11 23H2 update.

3D animated versions of Microsoft&rsquo;s Fluent emoji set, used Microsoft Teams for PC and Android.

Used across Microsoft PCs. Windows 11 uses the Fluent set. Windows 10&rsquo;s final update was in May 2019.

Used on WhatsApp for Android and PC. WhatsApp on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.

Used on Twitter / X for PC. Also used by Discord, Roblox, and Mastodon. Twitter / X&nbsp;on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs. Android devices use native emoji design as of early 2023.

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Used on Facebook for Android and PC. Not used across Meta&rsquo;s WhatsApp and Instagram platforms. Facebook on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.

Custom emoji set used on select Huawei&nbsp;phones and tablets.

A licensable emoji design set. Previously named EmojiOne.

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Custom emoji set used on LG devices. Discontinued between 2017 and 2020, replaced by Noto Color Emoji, but then revived in 2021 for LG&rsquo;s final mobile device.

Animated versions of Apple&rsquo;s emoji set, custom-built by the Telegram message platform.

Animated emoji-adjacent designs used by the Skype platform.

Highly-detailed emoji set used by Twitter&rsquo;s Statuses feature and within the tweet image editor on Android devices.

Custom emoji set used on the open-source SerenityOS.

A custom emoji design set used by Korean fintech platform Toss.

Used on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 within the device&rsquo;s messaging functionality.

A minimalist, monochrome version of Google&rsquo;s Noto Color Emoji designs.

A open-source emoji design set by the HfG Schw&auml;bisch Gm&uuml;nd (Design University) in Germany.

A licensable emoji design set.

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An open-source emoji design set consisting of user-submitted emoji designs.

Sample emoji designs developed by Emojipedia for illustrative purposes.

The Unicode Consortium accepted the following emoji 72 emojis&nbsp;for Unicode 9.0. This update&nbsp;was released&nbsp;on June 21, 2016. Most vendors added support for this update within the 2016 calendar year.&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/unicode-9-0-released-with-72-new-emojis/">Sample images and more about Unicode 9.0</a>.

<a href="/emoji-4.0/">Emoji 4.0</a> was published in late 2016, which added additional emoji professions.

<h2>New in Unicode 9</h2>

Original sample images from Emojipedia&nbsp;visualizing how new emojis may look when they come to fruition.&nbsp;These mockups are created at the candidate stage in a glossy&nbsp;style, and may or may not resemble final versions from each platform vendor.

Please feel welcome to use these images in&nbsp;press coverage,&nbsp;with attribution to&nbsp;Emojipedia. When using any of these images online,&nbsp;a link to this page would be appreciated. These original images are &copy; 2022&nbsp;Emojipedia.

Sample images from Emojipedia for upcoming emojis.

Emojipedia Sample Images [Updated July 2023]

Emojipedia 11.1&nbsp;is the sample image collection for 2018. This features all new emoji designs for <a href="/emoji-11.0/">Emoji 11.0</a>, which is the most current approved emoji list.&nbsp;Notable inclusions in 2018&nbsp;include redheads, curly hair,&nbsp;superheroes, a softball, skateboard, lobster and bagel.

This is a minor update to <a href="/emojipedia/11.0/">Emojipedia 11.0</a> which updates artwork for <a href="/dna/">DNA</a>, <a href="/lobster/">Lobster</a>, and <a href="/skateboard/">Skateboard</a>.

Please include a link to Emojipedia for attribution when using&nbsp;these images online. These original images are &copy; 2018&nbsp;Emojipedia.

11.1

Emojipedia 11.0 is the sample image collection for 2018. This features all new emoji designs for <a href="/emoji-11.0/">Emoji 11.0</a>.&nbsp;Notable inclusions in this release include redheads, curly hair,&nbsp;superheroes, a softball, skateboard, lobster and bagel.

New emojis: 77 plus&nbsp;skin tones&nbsp;(157 total)

Please include a link to Emojipedia for attribution when using&nbsp;these images online. These original images are &copy; 2018&nbsp;Emojipedia.

<a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/157-new-emojis-in-the-final-2018-emoji-list/">More about this update</a>.

11.0

A minor release that added emojis for&nbsp;<a href="/superhero/">superhero</a> and <a href="/supervillain/">supervillain</a> at a draft stage, prior to these gaining human appearance and skin tone support.

These original sample images are &copy; 2017 Emojipedia.

An update that includes examples of&nbsp;subdivision flags including US States and Liberian Counties. A sample placeholder flag is also included for Northern Ireland.

At the time of release, these flags were not considered <a href="/glossary/#rgi">RGI</a>&nbsp;and as such as not available on most platforms.

Original sample images&nbsp;visualizing the new emojis from&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-5.0/">Emoji 5.0</a>.&nbsp;These were&nbsp;created in an&nbsp;Apple-like&nbsp;style by Emojipedia; as an indication of how they might be displayed when released by vendors.

This version contains changes to a number of image designs, including <a href="/breast-feeding/">breast feeding</a> and <a href="/dumpling/">dumpling</a>.

Please include a link to Emojipedia for attribution when using&nbsp;these images online. Original sample images on this page are &copy; 2017 Emojipedia.

Original sample images&nbsp;visualizing the new emojis from&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-5.0/">Emoji 5.0</a>; released&nbsp;March 27, 2017.&nbsp;These were&nbsp;created in an&nbsp;Apple-like&nbsp;style by Emojipedia; as an indication of how they might be displayed when released by vendors.

There are a total of 69 new unique images in this collection.&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/final-2017-emoji-list/">Learn more about this update</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/9hIJLOgdSZo">view the video</a>&nbsp;of every new emoji.

Please include a link to Emojipedia for attribution when using&nbsp;these images online. Original sample images on this page are &copy; 2017 Emojipedia.&nbsp;Dumpling, Fortune Cookie, Takeout Box and Chopsticks designs were&nbsp;based on original designs from <a href="http://www.yiyinglu.com">Yiying Lu</a>&nbsp;in this release.

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