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The people holding hands emojis now have four combinations of gender and all the various combinations of skin tones, Unicode noted.

?Unicode Emoji 12.0 — Final for 2019?
What do mechanical arms, people holding hands, otters, and waffles have in common? They’re all part of Unicode 12.0!https://t.co/L1kohHSZfZ#Unicode #Emoji pic.twitter.com/UVwC45fhGe

— The Unicode Consortium (@unicode) February 5, 2019

One of the most buzzed-about new emojis is a single drop of blood.

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Plan International UK, a charity that advocates for girls, said it submitted the proposal for the blood drop emoji after its first entry for a period emoji design, period pants, was not accepted.

The charity is using the emoji with the hashtag #periodemoji to end the stigma around periods.

We are thrilled to announce that we are actually getting a #PeriodEmoji!

It is through your support that we can now celebrate that the @unicode have announced that we will get our first ever #PeriodEmoji in March 2019 ??

Find out more here ?https://t.co/dKd4WwEShX pic.twitter.com/CdyG5fapAx

— PlanInternational UK (@PlanUK) February 6, 2019

Foodies will notice the 2019 emoji update includes a waffle, an onion and garlic, butter, falafel and a juice box. For clothes, a one-piece swimsuit, ballet shoes, a sari and a safety vest are all new too.

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Animal lovers can now send text messages that include a sloth, an otter, a flamingo, a skunk and an orangutan.

Unicode said to expect the new emojis in September and October, when they \"typically\" show up in software updates.

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