Red envelope, mooncake, firecracker emoji are now upcoming Unicode candidates
January 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
New Chinese New Year-related emoji have been added as candidates for a post-2017 Unicode update. These include a firecracker, a mooncake, and a red envelope.
Unicode 10, the latest version of the character standard, is scheduled for release in June 2017 and will include other Chinese culture-related emoji, such as a fortune cookie, a takeout box, chopsticks, and dumplings. But the potential inclusion of a Chinese holiday-themed emoji is interesting to note.
FIRECRACKER, MOONCAKE & RED ENVELOPE might appear in a post-2017 version of #Unicode — added to #Emoji candidates list during #UTC150. pic.twitter.com/QJXeaf7OkC
— Ken Lunde (小林剣) (@ken_lunde) January 25, 2017
Red envelopes are an iconic part of Chinese New Year, traditionally…
