Unicode 16.0, released on September 10, 2024, is the latest version of the Unicode Standard that includes new emoji. Unicode is a global standard that assigns unique codes to text and symbols so ...

But the latest translation eschews the written word altogether, telling the story through emoji icons—the pictograms seen in text messages ... by combining the symbols for fire and a judge ...

Those symbols on your phone aren't just random ... and although it has historically decided standards for text and punctuation, it has shifted a lot of focus to emojis due to their recent popularity.