Apple released new emoji with iOS 16.4. Here are our favorites.

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pushing hands and shaking face emoji from Apple
The shaking face has arrived. Credit: Composite: Apple / Mashable

On Thursday, Apple announced 21 new emoji with its iOS 16.4 update. The update is currently in developer beta mode, and will be available on Apple devices later this spring.

The update includes push notifications for web apps saved to the Home Screen, an updated user experience in the Podcast app, and an easier way to participate in beta testing. But new emoji are definitely the jazziest new updates. The emoji are approved by the Unicode Consortium and will be available on iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Here are our favorites so far.

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A shaking face that really gets us

Apple emoji of a shaking face
This one expresses so much with so little. Credit: Apple

A single pink heart (finally!)

pink heart emoji
At long last. Credit: Apple

Hands pushing left and right that could either mean "stop" or a high-five. Either way, very important.

pushing hand emoji
Credit: Apple
pushing hand emoji
Credit: Apple

A ginger root that will delight cooks

ginger root emoji
Gut health enthusiasts will be all over this one. Credit: Apple

A festive set of maracas

maracas emoji
Seen in all future celebratory messages. Credit: Apple

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Cecily Mauran
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Cecily is a tech reporter at Mashable who covers AI, Apple, and emerging tech trends. Before getting her master's degree at Columbia Journalism School, she spent several years working with startups and social impact businesses for Unreasonable Group and B Lab. Before that, she co-founded a startup consulting business for emerging entrepreneurial hubs in South America, Europe, and Asia. You can find her on X at @cecily_mauran.


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