So while iOS 26 is coming soon, expect the new emoji to follow a few months later. Apple's UI refresh, iOS 26, is almost here. To mark the recently passed World Emoji Day on July 16, the Unicode Consortium has approved a fresh batch of emojis for the update.

In celebration of World Emoji Day on July 17, the Unicode Consortium previewed some of the new emoji that will be coming with Unicode 17.0.

Apple will roll out eight new emoji in a future iOS 26 update, as part of the Unicode 17.0 release. From an orca to a distorted face, here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming soon to your emoji keyboard.