Moreover, Unicode can't remove a character once added — while it can update emoji, it's hesitant to add a flag that might not last long. Usage was also a major concern.

Unless you start a new countryFlag emoji have been with us for nearly as long as we’ve had emoji on our cell phones. Originally, there were only 10 flags to choose from, a far cry from the ...

New emoji are added by a proposal process. Unicode itself doesn't propose new emoji, the public do. (Though employees of Unicode, as well as employees of Apple and Google, can also submit proposals.) ...

Although they are not used that often, flag emojis cover the largest category in the current text icons approved by Unicode Consortium. More than 200 out of 3,600 emojis are flag icons.

Emoji designs and ideas can be pitched to Unicode by anyone, but ultimately the consortium has the final say. Since 2016, the Transgender Pride Flag (blue, white, and pink) was the most requested ...

He says that the trans pride flag emoji’s proposals in 2017 and 2018 didn’t include enough evidence that the emoji would be used. The trans community is speaking up about Unicode’s silence.

Emojipedia said the Emoji 5.0 update is likely to be released in the first half of 2017, although an official date has not been specified. The proposed update is currently available for public ...

Unicode’s latest Emoji 16.0 submission is scheduled to open starting April 4th, 2022, though what’s different this time is that Unicode has decided that it won’t entertain any new flag emoji ...