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1. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

   What does the back of a Smiley Emoji look like? (opens the original)

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   A version of this blog post originally published on Google.Design. Hero animation by Payton Meyer, thank you Payton!!Unicode 18.0 officially dropped yesterday and the world is getting new emoji like the ‘Pickle’ and 'Cracking Face.' Normally, I’m here breaking down encoding specs and standards docs. But today is

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2. Issue · Aug 18, 2026

   Why 😭 Drowned Out 😂 (opens the original)

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   <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1080" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7GUB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdee981cf-9e53-44a5-b395-f6ee54290438_1349x1080.p

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3. Issue · Jul 14, 2026

   Jennifer Daniel previews the new emoji coming in Unicode 18.0 (opens the original)

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   cracked face, pickle, eraser, lighthouse, and more #

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