via EmojipediaScience & Tech / NewsScience & Tech / NewsThese new emojis perfectly capture the hellscape that is 2020Featuring a burning heart, a head in the clouds, and a ‘flaming dumpster’ShareLink copied ✔️September 28, 2020September 28, 2020Text Günseli Yalcinkaya These emojis perfectly capture the hellscape that is 2020 The Unicode Consortium, AKA the organisation in charge of creating emojis, has presumably taken to capturing the chaos of 2020, with a heart on fire, a sighing face, and a “flaming dumpster” among the 217 new emojis hitting iOS in 2021, assembled here by Emojipedia. There’s also a dazzled face with spiral eyes (mood), a rather apt bandaged heart for showing empathy, and a head in the clouds (wake up, sheeple). A range of LGBT-inclusive and gender-neutral icons are included in the drop, such as a trans flag, a gender-neutral “person with beard”, as well as a “man with beard” and a “woman with beard”. There’s also new icons to represent interracial couples, with both same-sex and mixed-sex couple emojis to be made available in a variety of skin tones. According to Emojipedia, web apps may start seeing the new icons in the coming months, but coronavirus delays mean that we won’t be able to use them on smartphones until potentially as late as October 2021. In the meantime, you can see our favourites in the gallery above. Or take a look at these hyper-specific emojis from last year’s drop, from bison and a rock to an anatomical heart and a very tense-looking beetle. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.Trending9 great films you can watch on YouTube for freeFrom a lesbian cult classic to a ‘femcel thriller’, here’s our eclectic round-up of the best films you can stream in full on YouTube right nowFilm & TVArt & PhotographyThese photos portray life on a tropical island as a beautiful prisonHEYDUDEFashionHEYDUDE wants you to be outside this summerBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaArt & PhotographyWild photos of Melbourne’s multiplying ‘dyke’ dancefloorsFashionWorld Cup 2026: Unpacking the 13 most stylish football kits on the pitch Nike FashionNike celebrates the culture of U.S. soccerFashionPrada SS27 wants the fashion world to Keep It Simple, StupidLife & CultureHaving a landline is now the ultimate post-digital flexEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy