Over 100 New Emojis Coming Soon, Including Lime, Phoenix, Mushrooms, and More Diverse Options

New emojis approved, including lime, phoenix, mushroom and nodding heads
118 new emojis to be released in Unicode 15.1 update
New emojis include different skin tones, directions, accessibility options
Four new gender-neutral family emoji units added
Emojis expected by end of 2022 or early 2023, will look different on Apple vs Google

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