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iOS 12.1 comes with 70 new emoji including red hair, lobster, softball, bagel, more

Apple has released the second iOS 12.1 beta today and with it come the 70 new emoji that were teased over the summer.

Apple shared the update in a Newsroom release today.

The new emoji are available in today’s developer and public beta previews of iOS 12.1, and will be available in upcoming software updates for iOS, macOS and watchOS.

The new emoji include those with red hair, a range of new sports options, new animals, food, and faces. Apple notes that the next round of new emoji will be arriving next year.

Apple is working with the Unicode Consortium to add more disability-themed emoji to the keyboard for Unicode 12.0, slated for release in 2019.

Check out the new emoji below:


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