The broken-chain emoji was technically unveiled late last year and is only now, Daniel said, starting to get some traction as it is adopted across platforms and in iOS 17.4 and later.

The search feature for the Windows 10 emoji panel is broken after installing the KB5062554 cumulative update released Tuesday, making it not possible to look up emojis by name or keyword.

The new candidates for Emoji 15.1, which could be approved later this year, include a fiery phoenix, a broken chain, and more. Alessio Liburdi / EyeEm / Getty Images ...

The public release of iOS 17.4 is expected in March. Some of the emoji -- like the phoenix, brown mushroom, lime and a broken chain -- are new.