Emojis soon to include one that speaks for the weary masses

An emoji that speaks for the weary masses is coming to small screens soon.

One of eight new emoji set to debut late this year and next, an exhausted face with bags under its eyes is among the new releases recently approved by the Unicode Consortium, a nonprofit organization that sets emoji standards.

The “yellow smiley face with a strained expression and dark marks under the eyes, likely caused by stress or exhaustion,” is expected to appear on platforms late this year and throughout 2025, according to the emoji reference site Emojipedia.org.

Google earlier this month uncovered its full-color design versions of the newly approved emoji, which also include a splash of paint, a fingerprint, root fruit, harp, leafless tree, spade, and flag of Sark, a remote island in the English Channel, the reference location noted.

The tired face was voted the “most anticipated emoji,” or the one people are most looking forward to using, and received 60% of the votes in the World Emoji Awards over the summer, according to Emojipedia.org. The splash came in second and the spade third.

While the leafless tree emoji may look like it was drawn for Halloween, it’s meant to draw attention to drought and climate change, Brian Baihaki wrote in his submission to the Unicode Consortium.