Google’s Gboard keyboard is reportedly now gaining 117 new Android 11-specific emoji in the beta variant of the app. That comes with one caveat. Because
Google’s Gboard keyboard is now gaining 117 new Android 11-specific emoji in the beta variant of the app. That comes with one caveat. Because these are in beta, the search functionality hasn’t been turned on just yet for the new emoji. That said, the new emoji cover a wide array of categories from animals to beverages but the overwhelming majority are to improve diversity. For instance, the Unicode consortium has added a ninja emoji, pinched fingers emoji, and a number of emoji related to activities such as feeding a baby or wedding-related emoji. Each is offered in five skin tones, in addition to the standard yellow. Each also comes in both male and female variants. The consortium has also tacked in a new bubble tea, anatomic heart, lungs, a boomerang, a black cat, a seal, a polar bear, a smiling face — with tear –, a ‚disguised face‘, and more.
