The California-based Unicode Consortium, which controls emoji standards, has released a list of the new characters.
Other highlights include emojis representing a pregnant woman and Mrs. Claus.
One proposed emoji that didn't make the cut is that of a rifle.
The weapon was proposed as part of a group of emojis representing Olympic sports ahead of the upcoming Games.
Buzzfeed News reports that both Apple and Microsoft argued against including the rifle.
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Neither company immediately responded to a request for comment.