Each year, we get new emojis on our iPhone, iPads, and Macs. They typically come with the new iOS and macOS updates in the fall (though sometimes they're added in a point-release shortly after). Who decides which new emojis we get?

Emojis are defined by a group called the Unicode Consortium, comprised of representatives from a number of hardware and software companies. They agree on updates to the Unicode Standard, which is a common means of encoding and representing text in digital formats. It's the foundation of transmitting and displaying text on nearly all modern digital platforms.

Emojis are a part of the Unicode standard, and the group gets together each year to decide which new icons will be added to the official list. On January 5, Unicode announced the final Emoji 13.0 list. These are the emojis all the different software platform makers will build into their software this year.

There are 117 new emojis this list, which breaks down into 62 completely new objects or people and 55 gender and skin-tone variants. It's about as many totally new emojis as last year (there were 59), but we saw a lot of existing emojis get new gender and skin-tone variants last year, which ballooned the figure up to 230.

Over at Emojipedia, you'll find a complete list of the new emojis as well as some highlights and examples. Note that these examples are Emojipedia's own artwork—they'll be drawn a bit differently on Apple platforms, as well as those from Microsoft, Google, Samsung, etc.

Apple typically previews new emoji around World Emoji Day, which is on June 17 this year. That will be our first look at Apple's interpretation of some of these new emojis.

There's plenty of great stuff in there. The Ninja is sure to be popular, as is the new "people hugging" which is a lot less grabby and creepy than the hugging smiley face. There are plenty of new foods, including oft-requested bubble tea, and quite a few new everyday objects (needle and thread, mirror, toothbrush, coin, plunger...).

Here's the entire list of new emojis, as seen at Emojipedia.

Smiling Face with TearDisguised FacePinched FingersPinched Fingers: Light Skin TonePinched Fingers: Medium-Light Skin TonePinched Fingers: Medium Skin TonePinched Fingers: Medium-Dark Skin TonePinched Fingers: Dark Skin ToneAnatomical HeartLungsNinjaNinja: Light Skin ToneNinja: Medium-Light Skin ToneNinja: Medium Skin ToneNinja: Medium-Dark Skin ToneNinja: Dark Skin ToneMan in TuxedoMan in Tuxedo: Light Skin ToneMan in Tuxedo: Medium-Light Skin ToneMan in Tuxedo: Medium Skin ToneMan in Tuxedo: Medium-Dark Skin ToneMan in Tuxedo: Dark Skin ToneWoman in TuxedoWoman in Tuxedo: Light Skin ToneWoman in Tuxedo: Medium-Light Skin ToneWoman in Tuxedo: Medium Skin ToneWoman in Tuxedo: Medium-Dark Skin ToneWoman in Tuxedo: Dark Skin ToneMan with VeilMan with Veil: Light Skin ToneMan with Veil: Medium-Light Skin ToneMan with Veil: Medium Skin ToneMan with Veil: Medium-Dark Skin ToneMan with Veil: Dark Skin ToneWoman with VeilWoman with Veil: Light Skin ToneWoman with Veil: Medium-Light Skin ToneWoman with Veil: Medium Skin ToneWoman with Veil: Medium-Dark Skin ToneWoman with Veil: Dark Skin ToneWoman Feeding BabyWoman Feeding Baby: Light Skin ToneWoman Feeding Baby: Medium-Light Skin ToneWoman Feeding Baby: Medium Skin ToneWoman Feeding Baby: Medium-Dark Skin ToneWoman Feeding Baby: Dark Skin ToneMan Feeding BabyMan Feeding Baby: Light Skin ToneMan Feeding Baby: Medium-Light Skin ToneMan Feeding Baby: Medium Skin ToneMan Feeding Baby: Medium-Dark Skin ToneMan Feeding Baby: Dark Skin TonePerson Feeding BabyPerson Feeding Baby: Light Skin TonePerson Feeding Baby: Medium-Light Skin TonePerson Feeding Baby: Medium Skin TonePerson Feeding Baby: Medium-Dark Skin TonePerson Feeding Baby: Dark Skin ToneMx ClausMx Claus: Light Skin ToneMx Claus: Medium-Light Skin ToneMx Claus: Medium Skin ToneMx Claus: Medium-Dark Skin ToneMx Claus: Dark Skin TonePeople HuggingBlack CatBisonMammothBeaverPolar BearDodoFeatherSealBeetleCockroachFlyWormPotted PlantBlueberriesOliveBell PepperFlatbreadTamaleFondueTeapotBubble TeaRockWoodHutPickup TruckRoller SkateMagic WandPiñataNesting DollsSewing NeedleKnotThong SandalMilitary HelmetAccordionLong DrumCoinBoomerangCarpentry SawScrewdriverHookLadderElevatorMirrorWindowPlungerMouse TrapBucketToothbrushHeadstonePlacardTransgender SymbolTransgender Flag

This story, "Ninjas! Bubble Tea! Piñatas! These are the 117 new emojis coming in 2020" was originally published by Macworld.