Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs is a Unicode block containing meteorological and astronomical symbols, emoji characters[3] largely for compatibility with Japanese telephone carriers' implementations of Shift JIS, and characters originally from the Wingdings and Webdings fonts found in Microsoft Windows.
Emoji
The block contains 637 emoji[4][5] and has 312 standardized variants defined to specify emoji-style (U+FE0F VS16) or text presentation (U+FE0E VS15) for 156 base characters.
[6]
Emoji variation sequences
U+
1F30D
1F30E
1F30F
1F315
1F31C
1F321
1F324
1F325
1F326
1F327
1F328
1F329
default presentation
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
base code point
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐ก
๐ค
๐ฅ
๐ฆ
๐ง
๐จ
๐ฉ
base+VS15 (text)
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐ก︎
๐ค︎
๐ฅ︎
๐ฆ︎
๐ง︎
๐จ︎
๐ฉ︎
base+VS16 (emoji)
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐ก️
๐ค️
๐ฅ️
๐ฆ️
๐ง️
๐จ️
๐ฉ️
U+
1F32A
1F32B
1F32C
1F336
1F378
1F37D
1F393
1F396
1F397
1F399
1F39A
1F39B
default presentation
text
text
text
text
emoji
text
emoji
text
text
text
text
text
base code point
๐ช
๐ซ
๐ฌ
๐ถ
๐ธ
๐ฝ
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
base+VS15 (text)
๐ช︎
๐ซ︎
๐ฌ︎
๐ถ︎
๐ธ︎
๐ฝ︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
base+VS16 (emoji)
๐ช️
๐ซ️
๐ฌ️
๐ถ️
๐ธ️
๐ฝ️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
U+
1F39E
1F39F
1F3A7
1F3AC
1F3AD
1F3AE
1F3C2
1F3C4
1F3C6
1F3CA
1F3CB
1F3CC
default presentation
text
text
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
text
text
base code point
๐
๐
๐ง
๐ฌ
๐ญ
๐ฎ
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
base+VS15 (text)
๐︎
๐︎
๐ง︎
๐ฌ︎
๐ญ︎
๐ฎ︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
base+VS16 (emoji)
๐️
๐️
๐ง️
๐ฌ️
๐ญ️
๐ฎ️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
U+
1F3CD
1F3CE
1F3D4
1F3D5
1F3D6
1F3D7
1F3D8
1F3D9
1F3DA
1F3DB
1F3DC
1F3DD
default presentation
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
base code point
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
base+VS15 (text)
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
base+VS16 (emoji)
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
U+
1F3DE
1F3DF
1F3E0
1F3ED
1F3F3
1F3F5
1F3F7
1F408
1F415
1F41F
1F426
1F43F
default presentation
text
text
emoji
emoji
text
text
text
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
text
base code point
๐
๐
๐
๐ญ
๐ณ
๐ต
๐ท
๐
๐
๐
๐ฆ
๐ฟ
base+VS15 (text)
๐︎
๐︎
๐ ︎
๐ญ︎
๐ณ︎
๐ต︎
๐ท︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐ฆ︎
๐ฟ︎
base+VS16 (emoji)
๐️
๐️
๐ ️
๐ญ️
๐ณ️
๐ต️
๐ท️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐ฆ️
๐ฟ️
U+
1F441
1F442
1F446
1F447
1F448
1F449
1F44D
1F44E
1F453
1F46A
1F47D
1F4A3
default presentation
text
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
base code point
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐ช
๐ฝ
๐ฃ
base+VS15 (text)
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐ช︎
๐ฝ︎
๐ฃ︎
base+VS16 (emoji)
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐ช️
๐ฝ️
๐ฃ️
U+
1F4B0
1F4B3
1F4BB
1F4BF
1F4CB
1F4DA
1F4DF
1F4E4
1F4E5
1F4E6
1F4EA
1F4EB
default presentation
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
base code point
๐ฐ
๐ณ
๐ป
๐ฟ
๐
๐
๐
๐ค
๐ฅ
๐ฆ
๐ช
๐ซ
base+VS15 (text)
๐ฐ︎
๐ณ︎
๐ป︎
๐ฟ︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐ค︎
๐ฅ︎
๐ฆ︎
๐ช︎
๐ซ︎
base+VS16 (emoji)
๐ฐ️
๐ณ️
๐ป️
๐ฟ️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐ค️
๐ฅ️
๐ฆ️
๐ช️
๐ซ️
U+
1F4EC
1F4ED
1F4F7
1F4F9
1F4FA
1F4FB
1F4FD
1F508
1F50D
1F512
1F513
1F549
default presentation
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
text
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
text
base code point
๐ฌ
๐ญ
๐ท
๐น
๐บ
๐ป
๐ฝ
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
base+VS15 (text)
๐ฌ︎
๐ญ︎
๐ท︎
๐น︎
๐บ︎
๐ป︎
๐ฝ︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
base+VS16 (emoji)
๐ฌ️
๐ญ️
๐ท️
๐น️
๐บ️
๐ป️
๐ฝ️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
U+
1F54A
1F550
1F551
1F552
1F553
1F554
1F555
1F556
1F557
1F558
1F559
1F55A
default presentation
text
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
base code point
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
base+VS15 (text)
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
base+VS16 (emoji)
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
U+
1F55B
1F55C
1F55D
1F55E
1F55F
1F560
1F561
1F562
1F563
1F564
1F565
1F566
default presentation
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
emoji
base code point
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐ก
๐ข
๐ฃ
๐ค
๐ฅ
๐ฆ
base+VS15 (text)
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐ ︎
๐ก︎
๐ข︎
๐ฃ︎
๐ค︎
๐ฅ︎
๐ฆ︎
base+VS16 (emoji)
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐ ️
๐ก️
๐ข️
๐ฃ️
๐ค️
๐ฅ️
๐ฆ️
U+
1F567
1F56F
1F570
1F573
1F574
1F575
1F576
1F577
1F578
1F579
1F587
1F58A
default presentation
emoji
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
base code point
๐ง
๐ฏ
๐ฐ
๐ณ
๐ด
๐ต
๐ถ
๐ท
๐ธ
๐น
๐
๐
base+VS15 (text)
๐ง︎
๐ฏ︎
๐ฐ︎
๐ณ︎
๐ด︎
๐ต︎
๐ถ︎
๐ท︎
๐ธ︎
๐น︎
๐︎
๐︎
base+VS16 (emoji)
๐ง️
๐ฏ️
๐ฐ️
๐ณ️
๐ด️
๐ต️
๐ถ️
๐ท️
๐ธ️
๐น️
๐️
๐️
U+
1F58B
1F58C
1F58D
1F590
1F5A5
1F5A8
1F5B1
1F5B2
1F5BC
1F5C2
1F5C3
1F5C4
default presentation
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
base code point
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐ฅ
๐จ
๐ฑ
๐ฒ
๐ผ
๐
๐
๐
base+VS15 (text)
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐ฅ︎
๐จ︎
๐ฑ︎
๐ฒ︎
๐ผ︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
base+VS16 (emoji)
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐ฅ️
๐จ️
๐ฑ️
๐ฒ️
๐ผ️
๐️
๐️
๐️
U+
1F5D1
1F5D2
1F5D3
1F5DC
1F5DD
1F5DE
1F5E1
1F5E3
1F5E8
1F5EF
1F5F3
1F5FA
default presentation
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
text
base code point
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐
๐ก
๐ฃ
๐จ
๐ฏ
๐ณ
๐บ
base+VS15 (text)
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐︎
๐ก︎
๐ฃ︎
๐จ︎
๐ฏ︎
๐ณ︎
๐บ︎
base+VS16 (emoji)
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐️
๐ก️
๐ฃ️
๐จ️
๐ฏ️
๐ณ️
๐บ️
Emoji modifiers
The Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs contains a set of "Emoji modifiers" which are modifier characters intended to represent skin colour based on the Fitzpatrick scale (but conflating the two lightest skin types into one category):[5][7]
U+1F3FB🏻EMOJI MODIFIER FITZPATRICK TYPE-1-2
U+1F3FC🏼EMOJI MODIFIER FITZPATRICK TYPE-3
U+1F3FD🏽EMOJI MODIFIER FITZPATRICK TYPE-4
U+1F3FE🏾EMOJI MODIFIER FITZPATRICK TYPE-5
U+1F3FF🏿EMOJI MODIFIER FITZPATRICK TYPE-6
These emoji modifiers can be used on emojis that represent people or body parts including the 54 human emojis in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictograph block.[5]
In August 2014, Peter Edberg of Apple Inc. and Mark Davis of Google proposed implementing these "emoji modifiers" to provide better representation of "human diversity" in emoji characters.[8][9] and, in June 2015, the proposal was adopted in Unicode version 8.0.[10]
This was the result of lobbying by Katrina Parrott, whose daughter came up with the idea after being unable to send emojis that looked like her.[11]
To modify an emoji representing a human or body part, the emoji modifier must be placed immediately after that emoji. [12] When the emoji modifier is applied to an emoji, the emoji-style variant selectior (U+FE0F) should be omitted because the emoji modifier automatically implies emoji-style presentation.[12]
Table of emojis with modifiers
The following table shows the full combinations of each of the five modifiers with all the "human emoji" characters in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block. Each character should show in each of the five skin tones provided a suitable font is installed on the system and the rendering software is capable of handling modifier characters. Platforms without emoji modifier support may show as boxes.
The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block:
Moore, Lisa (2016-11-18), "Consensus 149-C13", UTC #149 Minutes, Consensus: Remove the 7 characters documented in L2/16-332 from Emoji_Modifier_Base, for the beta version of Emoji 4.0, including a change of two characters from Emoji 3.0 (U+1F93C Wrestlers and U+1F91D Handshake).
Daniel, Jennifer (2020-01-14), Multi-skintone Couples with Heart and Couples Kissing, Emoji ZWJ Sequences for Unicode 14.0 [Affects U+1F468, 1F469, 1F48B, 1F48F, and 1F491]
Constable, Peter (2022-04-21), "Consensus 170-C21", UTC #170 Minutes, Accept the change for provisional emoji candidate ... BLACK BIRD to be represented as a ZWJ sequence, U+1F426, U+200D, U+2B1B rather than as an atomic character
Constable, Peter (2022-07-27), "Consensus 171-C26 [Affects U+1F426]", Approved Minutes of UTC Meeting 171, Approve the 20 emoji draft candidates for encoding, along with 10 skintone variants and one ZWJ sequence
Daniel, Jennifer (2022-10-31), "3. Exploring Emoji Directionality [Affects U+1F3C3, 1F468, and 1F469]", Emoji Subcommittee Report for UTC #173 (2022Q4)
Moore, Lisa (2010-05-19), "Consensus 123-C5", UTC #123 / L2 #220 Minutes, Accept the revised names, code points, and glyph changes for the four Typikon symbols...
Moore, Lisa (2015-08-11), "Consensus 144-C17", UTC #144 Minutes, Give emoji modifier status secondary to U+26F9 PERSON WITH BALL and U+1F3CB WEIGHT LIFTER, for the next revision of UTR #51.
Moore, Lisa (2018-03-19), "Action item 154-A12", UTC #154 Minutes, Add an annotation to U+1F43F CHIPMUNK indicating that it is also used to represent squirrel, for Unicode 11.0.
Moore, Lisa (2015-02-12), "Consensus 142-C4", UTC #142 Minutes, Change the name of U+1F3F8 from BADMINTON RACQUET AND BIRDIE to BADMINTON RACQUET AND SHUTTLECOCK.
^ Peter Edberg; Mark Davis (3 August 2014). "L214/172 Proposed enhancements for emoji characters: background"(PDF). Unicode.org. p. 1. This proposal attempts to address several issues related to emoji-like characters in Unicode: โข Concerns about the lack of diversity in the representation of the people and body part emoji. โข Concerns about apparent bias in the selection of encoded characters, and/or notable gaps in the current set. โข Popular requests for emoji additions.
^Peter Edberg; Mark Davis (27 August 2014). "L2/14-173r Variation selectors for Emoji skin tone"(PDF). Unicode.org. p. 1. We propose 5 characters [...] The tones are based on the Fitzpatrick scale [...] The default representation of these alone is as a color swatch. However, if one of these characters follows a character for one or more persons (WOMAN, KISS) or a character for a hand position or a body part (VICTORY HAND, NOSE), then the desired representation is to show the sequence as a single glyph corresponding to the image for the person(s) or body part with the specified skin tone [...]
^"Unicodeยฎ 8.0.0". Unicode.org. Unicode Consortium. 17 June 2015. Notable character additions include [...] Emoji symbols and symbol modifiers for implementing skin tone diversity...