59 new emojis are coming our way, so what are they and when can we expect them?!

Using emojis for professional social media is a fine balancing act. If you use too many, then you run the risk of making people think it’s a scam, looking cheesy and giving an unprofessional impression. On the flip side, if you never use them, then your posts may come across as a bit dull and boring (this is company dependent of course).

When it comes to picking the right amount and the most suitable emojis, it’s important to make sure emojis that match your brand/post and that they add to the post or ad that you're posting. Using emojis for the sake of using emojis is pointless.

In many cases you envision certain emojis matching the post perfectly, but once you see a preview of your ad or post, you find that it doesn’t look quite right. This could be because the emoji fits on the line below and throws off the symmetry or maybe the Facebook version of the emoji is too different to the one you originally selected. In these cases, you may find that it is best to leave the emojis out or replace what you choose with something else.

Back to the new update

First of all, in terms of release date, it’s as vague as before the end of the year; which is a bit annoying, but at least we know what to expect.

The new list, that has been approved by the Unicode Consortium, touches on a lot of minorities, including people with disabilities such as blindness, wheelchair users and amputees.