New emojis will be coming out in 2018, and here are a few of the top contenders

Ready for a draft? No, we’re not talking sports. We’re talking emoji. Emojipedia, the top resource for all things emoji, reported that 67 new emoji were being tested for 2018. Some of them are hilarious, and some we’re surprised haven’t made it into the current lineup yet. (Did you know that we’re currently lacking both cupcakes and bagels? How?)
But here’s the most important update that may hit our iPhone screens: frowning poop might be included, which will surely be used to describe everything from the stomach flu to a really bad first date.
Sketches for all of the possible new emoji were available for the public on Unicode’s recent report. Mark Davis, the President and Founder of Unicode, also mentioned the progress of these emoji through Twitter.
67 new #emoji advanced to Draft Candidate status for 2018 by #UTC152. #unicode #montypython #hero #heroine #softball @jeremyburge @ken_lunde
— Mark Davis ☕ (@mark_e_davis) August 3, 2017
Emojipedia also noted that different hair color wasn’t off the table. So redheads, there’s still some hope that there’ll be an emoji for you shortly.
Options for hair: red, white, curly still on the table in Unicode's 2018 draft recommendations pic.twitter.com/oSPvkNbRdH
— Emojipedia (@Emojipedia) August 4, 2017
Also in the lineup? Kangaroos and softball. Two things that we never figured would go together, but actually have something in common after all — their lack of presence on our phones before 2018.
Kangaroo and Softball have been two commonly requested emojis that are now draft candidates for 2018 pic.twitter.com/YENT997h8R
— Emojipedia (@Emojipedia) August 4, 2017
And yes — we may just be getting our cupcake.
📯 Draft emoji recommendations for 2018 published. Mango, cupcake, softball and salt are among the new entries https://t.co/ZFDz2wGduR pic.twitter.com/ZhMdv9UMGD
— Emojipedia (@Emojipedia) August 4, 2017
But here’s what we won’t be getting in the next update — planets. While they were reportedly discussed at a meeting, it just wasn’t their time yet.
A proposal for planet emojis was discussed at a previous @Unicode meeting and declined. We do have these: 🌟 👩🚀 👨🚀 🚀 🌌 🌓 🛰 🔭 🌎 https://t.co/zXQlva1iWn
— Emojipedia (@Emojipedia) August 2, 2017
This update will obviously give us a reason to celebrate. We’re just anxiously awaiting what’ll make the final cut. If it were up to us, diverse hair colors and styles would be a top priority. Along with the cupcake. Because that’s truly an emoji we’d use daily.