There’s no need for words when you’ve got emojis. Seriously – with all the options available, you could have a full blown conversation with someone purely based on those little coloured icons.
In the iOS 12.1 update, a handful of new emojis were added to our keyboards, including a skateboard, hiking boot and foot. We also now have access to a random assortment of emojis like the softball, kangaroo, bagel, lacrosse stick, abacus, test tube and receipt.
In recent years, Unicode made a conscious effort to make the emoji keyboard more inclusive for those with disabilities, adding guide dogs, wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs. And recent batch of emojis also included gender neutral and same-sex relationship icons.
There’s plenty of choice, but there are also a bunch of emojis that still don’t exist and we can’t possibly continue communicating effectively without them. These are all the emojis we need in our lives and in our phones:
People
Sometimes you’re happy and sad – that’s why we need a ‘tears of joy’ face. We also need an emoji which is ‘mildy’ disgusted, rather than the extreme emotions we currently have on hand. Considering there are a bunch of cat face emojis, it’s only fair there are dog ones too and I wouldn’t mind a little icon of a person twerking – it’s 2019, after all.
Animals
In terms of animals, there’s a fair amount of emojis we need. Where is the pug, sloth, flamingo, goose, cockroach or wombat? As an animal lover, it personally affects me. We may as well chuck a dinosaur in there for good measure.
Activities
Why is there a person sitting in lotus position and a badminton racket but no skipping rope, flute or disco ball? The dancing woman in red is simply not enough when it comes to conveying how important the art of dance is.
Food
Real talk: where are the crisps and crackers? Where is the cereal? And WHERE is the pepper? These are just a few of the emojis we need.
Miscellaneous
If there’s a pile of poo, where is the puddle of wee? Why are all the people wearing the same top? Where’s the toothbrush, or the bucket hat, or the eyelashes!?
As life gets more complex, so do the emojis we need. The guys over at Unicode should be flattered we rely on them so much to get our message across.